ko

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Symbol

ko

1. (international standards)ISO 639-1language codeforKorean.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Korean terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed fromJapaneseKiếp(kō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkəʊ/
• Rhymes:-əʊ
• Homophone:Co.

Noun

ko(pluralko)

1. (go)A local shape to which theko ruleapplies; a ko shape.

   Black gets an easy game by just filling theko.

2. (go)ko fight

   Black wins thekoeasily.

3. (go)a stone in a ko inatari,a ko stone

   Black recaptures thekoand white has to find anotherko threat.

Derived terms

• hanami ko
• ko fight
• ko threat
• ten thousand year ko

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Kiếp(zh)(jié)

• Japanese:コウ(ja)(kō),Kiếp(ja)(kō)
• Korean:패(ko)(pae)

Anagrams

• O. K.,OK,OK.,Ok,Ok.,ok

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈko/ [ˈkɔ]

Pronoun

kó

1. thee,you
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani‎^[1],Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:

     Diggah nanu Ni Rabbowkooinkittosnaah Qibaada dibukkoocaglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih catokooesserra.

     Our God, with strength we makeyouwhole, onlyyouwe give [our] adoration, we as one askyoufor help with our afairs.

Usage notes

• The formkóois used when the pronoun isn't followed by a clitic.

See also

Afar personal pronouns

		1st person	2nd person	3rd personm	3rd personf
Subject	Singular	anú	atú	úsuk	ís
	Plural	nanú	isín	úsun
Object	Singular	yó	kó	ká	tét
	Plural	né	sín	kén

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ko”, inAn Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English),University of London,→ISBN

Äiwoo

Verb

ko

1. tolie down

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, inOceanic Linguistics,volume46,number 2.Cited in: "Äiwoo"in Greenhill, S.J.,Blust, R.,&Gray, R.D.(2008).The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics.Evolutionary Bioinformatics,4:271–283.

Bambara

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[kò]

Verb

ko

1. tosay

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[kó]

Verb

ko

1. towash

References

• 2007.The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive.Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ko/

Pronoun

ko

1. by me

   Sinalokoan bola.―The ball was caughtby me.

2. of me

   An harongko.―Myhouse.

3. me

   Sa taasko.―Aboveme.

Boko

Etymology

Cognate withBokobarukoo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kō/

Noun

ko

1. chicken

Derived terms

• koda(“hen”)
• kosa(“rooster”)

Buginese

Pronoun

ko

1. (Sinjai)you,your,yours(casual)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ko/ [ko]

Etymology 1

Clipping ofako.

Pronoun

ko(Badlit spellingᜃᜓ)

1. short form ofako(“1st person singular subject”)

Etymology 2

InheritedfromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*-ku,fromProto-Austronesian*-ku.

Pronoun

ko(Badlit spellingᜃᜓ)

1. (uncommon,literary)my,mine,byme(object of verb; possessive marker)

   Synonyms:nako,akò

Usage notes

• In colloquial Cebuano,kois generally used and understood as a subject (direct) marked pronoun, as a clipping ofako.Its use as the object (indirect) is virtually limited to literary works such as the Bible and in some dialects where there is some influence from Tagalog, which solely uses itskoin the object (indirect) position and as a possessive pronoun.

  (general,colloquial):anakko―I ama child

  (literary,dialectal):anakko―mychild

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct		Indirect (postposed)		Indirect (preposed)		Oblique
Length		Full	Short*	Full	Short**	Base	Suffixed-a	Full	Short
First	singular	akó	ko	nakò***	ko***	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	plural inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
	plural exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
Second	singular	ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila
*Forms under this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences **Forms under this column are literary and rarely used colloquially. ***Tais used overnakoorkowhere the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Danish

Etymology

FromOld Norse*kōʀ(east),kýr(west),fromProto-Germanic*kōz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/koːˀ/,[ˈkʰoˀ]

Noun

koc(singular definitekoen,plural indefinitekøer)

1. cow

Declension

Declension ofko

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ko	koen	køer	køerne
genitive	kos	koens	køers	køernes

References

• “ko”inDen Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ko]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ko

Noun

ko(accusative singularko-on,pluralko-oj,accusative pluralko-ojn)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterK/k.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names)litero;a,bo,co,ĉo,do,e,fo,go,ĝo,ho,ĥo,i,jo,ĵo,ko,lo,mo,no,o,po,ro,so,ŝo,to,u,ŭo,vo,zo

Ewe

Verb

ko

1. tolaugh

Finnish

Alternative forms

• ku
• kö

Etymology

Related tokuka,kun,kuin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈko/,[ˈko̞]
• Rhymes:-o
• Syllabification^(key):ko

Conjunction

ko(dialectal)

1. Alternative form ofkun.
2. Alternative form ofkuin.
3. Synonym ofkoska.

Usage notes

In some dialects, ko has becomeunstressed,subjecting it tovowel harmonyand leading to the formköafter front-vowelic words.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ki.lo.ɔk.tɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kom(pluralko)

1. Abbreviationofkilooctet(kilobyte)

Fula

Suffix

ko

1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties ofFula(Fulfulde/Pulaar/Pular).

Article

ko

1. (definite)the(when it follows the noun)

   ñayko ko―the thatch

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties ofFula(Fulfulde/Pulaar/Pular).

Determiner

ko

1. (used in indicating something)

   ko ñayko―this/that thatch

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties ofFula(Fulfulde/Pulaar/Pular).

Guanano

Noun

ko

1. water
2. medicine
3. relative,fellowKotiria

References

• Kristine Stenzel,A Reference Grammar of Kotiria (Wanano)

Guaraní

Determiner

ko

1. this

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• kō

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ko/

Preposition

ko

1. of,belongingtofirst part of possessive constructions, o-type

   komākou hale―our house

   koke kumu kaʻa―the teacher's car

See also

Hawaiian possessive pronouns

The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.
			singular	dual	plural
1st person			koʻu,kaʻu kuʻu(affectionate, o- and a-type)	komāua,kāmāua(exclusive) kokāua,kākāua(inclusive)	komākou,kāmākou(exclusive) kokākou,kākākou(inclusive)
2nd person			kou,kāu kō(affectionate, o- and a-type)	koʻolua,kāʻolua	koʻoukou,kāʻoukou
3rd person			kona,kāna	kolāua,kālāua	kolākou,kālākou

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions ofko– seeCao( “tall;high;ofhighlevel;aboveaverage;etc.” ). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jīform ofCao).

For pronunciation and definitions ofko– seeCao( “fat;grease;oil;fatty;oily;rich;etc.” ). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jīform ofCao).

Indonesian

Pronoun

ko

1. (Java,informal)Second-person singular pronoun:you,your,yours

Synonyms

Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:

• anta(informal,mainly used by Muslim community)
• antum(informal,mainly used by Muslim community)
• coen(slang,East Java)
• ente(informal,mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• kamu(intimate)
• ko,kowe(informal,Java)
• kon,koen(colloquial,East Java)
• lu,lo,loe,elu(informal,mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• mika,mike(informal,Eastern Sumatra)

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa)IPA^(key):/ˈko/,[ˈko̞]
• (Soikkola)IPA^(key):/ˈko/,[ˈko̞]
• Rhymes:-o
• Hyphenation:ko

Conjunction

ko

1. Alternative form ofku
   • 2008,“Läkkäämmä omal viisii”, inInkeri‎^[2],volume 4, number69,St. Petersburg, page12:

     Se olikohää ei mahtant vennäheks läätä.

     That washowshe couldn't speak Russian.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971)Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja,Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page178

Japanese

Romanization

ko

1. Thehiraganasyllableこ(ko)or thekatakanasyllableコ(ko)inHepburnromanization.

Kalasha

Adverb

ko

1. why

Interjection

ko

1. why

Noun

ko

1. why

Kamta

Etymology

FromSanskritকথযতি(katháyati).Cognate withAssameseক(ko),Sylhetiꠇꠅꠀ(xooa),Bengaliকওয়া(koōẇa),Hindustaniकहना(kahnā)/کہنا(kahnā).

Verb

ko

1. say
2. tell

   Oĩmökkoisil.―Hetoldme

3. speak

   kotha ko―speak

Conjugation

impersonal forms ofko

Stem	ko
Gerund	koöa
Conjugative	koia
Infinitive	koibar
Agentive	koure
Converb	koite
Progressive participle	koite koite
Reason	koöat
Conditional participle	koile
Perfect participle	koia
Habitual participle	koia koia

Conjugation forms ofko

Person	First person		Second person			Third person
			informal		formal	informal		formal
	singular	plural	singular	plural		singular	plural
	muĩ	amra	tuĩ	tömra		oĩ	umra
Present
Imperfective	koṅ	koi	koiṣ	kon		koe
Continuous	koia asoṅ	koia asi	koia asiṣ	koia asen		koia ase
Perfective	koisoṅ	koisi	kosiṣ	koisen		koise
Past
Recent	koluṅ	koiloṅ	kolu	koilen		koil~koilek
Distant & Habitual	kosiluṅ	koisiloṅ	kosilu	koisilen		koisil~koisilek
Continuous	koia asluṅ	koia aisloṅ	koia aslu	koi aislen		koia asil~koia aislek
Future
Indicative	koim	komö	kobu	koiben		koibe
Continuous	koia thakim	koia thakmö	koia thakpu	koia thaikpen		koia thaikpe
Others
Imperative	—		ko	kon		kouk

Karelian

Particle

ko

1. like,as

Kirikiri

Noun

ko

1. woman

Further reading

Bill Palmer,The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area(→ISBN,2017), page 531, table 95,Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages

Latvian

Pronoun

ko(interrogative)

1. accusativeofkas:what,who

   kotu gribi apskatīt?―whatwould you like to see?

ko(relative)

1. accusativeofkas:that

   teksts,kotu lasi―the textthatyou're reading

2. accusativeofkas:what,who

   tas ir tas,koes domāju―that iswhatI mean

3. accusativeofkas:which

Interjection

ko

1. sorry?
2. pardon?
3. what?

Lithuanian

Pronoun

ko

1. genitiveofkas

   Kotu nori?―Whatdo you want?

Usage notes

The wordkois the non-possessive genitive.

For the possessive genitive ( "whose?" ) ofkas,seekieno.

Further reading

• “ko”,inLietuvių kalbos žodynas,lkz.lt,1941–2024
• Vytautas Ambrazas (2006)Lithuanian Grammar,2nd revised edition, pages186, 193

Maaka

Noun

ko

1. head

References

• Russell G. Schuh,Maka Wordlist,p. 6

Maori

Particle

ko

1. Placed at the beginning ofnominativephrases to signify that they aredeclarative

Mapudungun

Noun

ko(Raguileo spelling)

1. water

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
• Estudios de lengua y cultura amerindias II(1998) (spells itcó)

Norman

Alternative forms

• co(Jersey,Guernsey,Normandy)

Etymology

FromOld Frenchcol,fromLatincollum(“neck”).

Noun

kom(pluralkos)

1. (Sark,anatomy)neck

Nyishi

Alternative forms

• ku

Etymology

FromProto-Tani*koː.

Noun

ko

1. child
2. son

References

• P. T. Abraham (2005)A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎^[3],Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors

Old Javanese

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)kahu,fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ko/
• Rhymes:-ko
• Hyphenation:ko

Pronoun

ko

1. you

Alternative forms

• kwa

References

• "ko" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson,Old Javanese-English Dictionary.'s-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Old Norse

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ko?

1. (East dialect)cow

See also

• kýr

References

• Wikipedia articleOld Norse language

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑁄(Brahmi script)
• को(Devanagari script)
• কো(Bengali script)
• කො(Sinhalese script)
• ကောorၵေႃ(Burmese script)
• โก(Thai script)
• ᨠᩮᩣ(Tai Tham script)
• ໂກ(Lao script)
• កោ(Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄮(Chakma script)

Pronoun

ko

1. masculinenominativesingularofka

Rapa Nui

Interjection

ko

1. exclamationsuggesting a personal reaction

Usage notes

For non-personal judgment, consider usingka.

Particle

ko

1. particle prefixed to names as a determinative

Rawa

Adverb

ko

1. again

References

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland,Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language(1991)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*kъto,fromProto-Indo-European*kʷos,*kʷid,(compare*kʷis).

Alternative forms

• tkȍ(Croatia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kô/

Pronoun

kȍ(Cyrillic spellingко̏)

1. (Bosnia,Serbia,interrogatively)who

   kosi ti?―who are you?

2. (Bosnia,Serbia,relative and indefinite pronoun)

   biloko―anybody, anyone

   maloko―very few people

   onajko―he who, whoever

Declension

Declension ofko

	singular/plural
nominative	tkȍ,kȍ
genitive	kȍg,kòga
dative	kȍm,kòmu,kòme
accusative	kȍg,kòga
vocative	—
locative	kòm,kòme
instrumental	kȋm,kíme

Synonyms

• kdo(Kajkavian)
• gdo(Kajkavian)

Etymology 2

Fromkȁo.

Contraction

ko(Cyrillic spellingко)

1. contraction ofkȁo

Related terms

• kȁo

References

• “ko”,inHrvatski jezični portal(in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2024
• “ko”,inHrvatski jezični portal(in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2024

Slovene

Etymology 1

FromProto-Slavic*jako(“how, in which way”).Cognate withSerbo-Croatianako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kɔ/

Conjunction

ko

1. when(at the time that)

   pride dan, ko nimas energije - there comes a day when you have no energy

Etymology 2

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

ko

1. (colloquial)Alternative form ofkot

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio(Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-ko

1. presentstem of-wako(“to be (at an indefinite place)”)

   yuko―he/sheis (there)

See also

• -ko:verbal affix
• -wapo( “to be (at a definite place)” )
• -wamo( “to be inside (of a definite place)” )

Swedish

ko

Etymology

FromOld Norseko,from EastOld Norseko,fromProto-Germanic*kōz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kuː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

koc

1. cow;femalecattle

   Mångakorbor i stall under vinterhalvåret.

   Manycowslive in stables during the winter.

2. a female member of a number of other species, such aselk

   Jag såg enälgkooch hennes kalv när jag var i skogen.

   I saw anelk cowand her calf when I was in the forest.

Declension

Declension ofko

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ko	kos
	definite	kon	kons
plural	indefinite	kor	kors
	definite	korna	kornas

Related terms

• kobent
• kodynga
• kofoder
• kofot
• kofångare
• kofösare
• kogalenskap
• kogödsel
• kohage
• kohandel
• kohandla
• kohandlare
• kohorn
• kokoppor
• kolugn
• komjölk
• komocka
• koskit
• koskälla
• koskötare
• kossa
• kosvans
• kovända
• kovändning
• koögd
• mjölkko
• renko
• älgko

See also

• juver(“udder”)
• kalv
• kossa
• kreatur
• kviga
• mjölk(“milk”)
• mjölka(“to milk”)
• nöt,nötkreatur
• oxe
• spene(“teat”)
• stut

References

• koinSvensk ordbok(SO)
• koinSvenska Akademiens ordböcker
• koinSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)

Anagrams

• OK,ok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• co—obsolete,Spanish-based orthography
• k,q—text messaging slang

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*-ku,fromProto-Austronesian*-ku.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ko/[ko]
• Rhymes:-o
• Syllabification:ko
• Homophones:Co,Kho,Ko

Pronoun

ko(Baybayin spellingᜃᜓ)(postpositive)

1. my;mine

   Synonym:(prepositive)akin

   ang bahayko―myhouse

   sa taasko―aboveme(literally, “my above”)

2. I;me(indirect)

   Synonym:(prepositive)akin

   Ang bola ay sinaloko.

   I caught the ball.

   (literally, “The ball was caughtby me.”)

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual1	kita,kata	nita,nata,ta	kanita,kanata,ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita2
Second	singular	ikaw,ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo,kamo	ninyo,niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
1First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. 2Replaceskoikaw.

Further reading

• “ko”atKWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[4],Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino,2021
• “ko”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*-ku”,in the CLDF dataset fromThe Austronesian Comparative Dictionary(2010–),→DOI

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate withPersianکار(kâr).

Noun

ko

1. work

Taworta

Noun

ko

1. egg

Further reading

Bill Palmer,The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area(→ISBN,2017), page 531, table 95,Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages

Tocharian A

Etymology

FromProto-Tocharian,fromProto-Indo-European*gʷṓws(“cow”).CompareTocharian Bkeu,Englishcow.

Noun

ko

1. cow

Tokelauan

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*ko.Cognates includeHawaiianʻoandSamoanʻo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ko]
• Hyphenation:ko

Particle

ko

1. Marks an equational sentence.
2. Marks the topic of the sentence.
   • 1948,Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau‎^[5],page 1:

     Kokimatou, ia tagata o Tokelau, e takutino

     We, the people of Tokelau, say openly

3. Marks the succeeding noun as in apposition of the preceding noun.
4. Placed after the conjunctionspeorka.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[6],Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page163

Tuvaluan

Particle

ko

1. presentperfect tensemarker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• k°

Adverb

ko

1. (informal)Abbreviationofkhông.

Anagrams

• OK

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed fromSpanishcon(“with”).

Preposition

ko

1. with
   • 1952,Arie de Jong,Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: I:

     Ekö! jivirgan ogrodikof, ed omotof soni, keli onemoy eli ‚Emmanuel’, kela tradutod binon: God binomkoobs.

     Look! the virgin is with child and will give birth to a son whom they will call Immanuel, a name which means „God-is-with-us”.

Votic

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)Akin toIngrianko.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa,Liivtšülä)IPA^(key):/ˈko/,[ˈko]
• Rhymes:-o
• Hyphenation:ko

Adverb

ko

1. when(at what time; in the case that)
2. than(in comparisons)
3. as,because

Adverb

ko

1. how(in what way)

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “ko”,inVadja keele sõnaraamat,2nd edition, Tallinn

West Frisian

Etymology

FromOld Frisiankū,fromProto-West Germanic*kō(“cows”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/koː/

Noun

koc(pluralkij,diminutivekoke)

1. cow

Derived terms

• seeko
• kowefleis

Further reading

• “ko”,inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal(in Dutch),2011

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ko/

Verb

ko

1. (transitive)tocarryon one'sback

Conjugation

Conjugation ofko(action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toko	moko	ako
2nd person		noko	foko
3rd person	inanimate	iko	doko
	animate
imperative		noko,ko	foko,ko

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[7],Pacific linguistics

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kɒ˧/

Etymology 1

Noun

ko(classifier:tus)

1. ahandle(of anyhandtoolorimplement,etc.)

   ko taus―axe handle

2. used inko taw(“foot”)andko tw(“tail”)

Etymology 2

Particle

ko

1. afinalcompletiveparticle

   Koj hais li ko...―Speaking as you do...

   Txhob ua li ko.―Don't do that.

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979)White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[8],SEAP Publications,→ISBN,page85.

Wolof

Pronoun

ko

1. him/her/it(third-person singular object pronoun)

See also

Wolof personal pronouns

	singular subject	plural subject	singular object	plural object
1st person	man	nun	ma	nu
2nd person	yow	yeen	la	leen
3rd person	moom	ñoom	ko	leen

Xhosa

Pronoun

-ko

1. Combining stem ofkona.

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ò(frequently used after personal pronouns)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kò/

Particle

kò

1. not(placed before a verb to negate it)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• tó

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/kō/

Conjunction

ko

1. (Ekiti)that

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kó/

Verb

kó

1. topack

   Ẹ bá mikóẹrù yìí sẹ́yìn ọkọ̀―Help mepackthis load into the boot

2. tocollect
3. tocapture

   Wọ́nkówọn lẹ́rú―Theycapturedthem as slaves

Derived terms

• ìkówójẹ(“embezzlement”)
• akódọ̀tí(“garbage collector”)
• akólẹ́tà(“courier”)
• àkójọ(“collection”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kò/

Verb

kò

1. totouch
2. tomeet

Derived terms

• fẹnu kò(“to kiss”)
• gbéjà kò(“to besiege; to attack”)
• foríkorí(“to brainstorm”)

Zazaki

Etymology

FromProto-Iranian*káwfš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈko]
• Hyphenation:ko

Noun

kom

1. (geography)mountain