kō

See also:Appendix:Variations of "ko"

Ajië

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[koː]

Noun

kō

1. cloud

References

• Leenhardt, M. (1935)Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou,Paris: Institut d'ethnologie.Cited in: "Houaïlou"in Greenhill, S.J.,Blust, R.,&Gray, R.D.(2008).The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics.Evolutionary Bioinformatics,4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946)Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie.Cited in: "Ajiø"in Greenhill, S.J.,Blust, R.,&Gray, R.D.(2008).The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics.Evolutionary Bioinformatics,4:271–283.

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkoː/

Etymology 1

Determiner

kō

1. (endearing)yoursecond person singular possessive, both o- and a-type
2. Alternative form ofko

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

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*to(“sugar cane”)(compare withTongantō), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*təbuh(compare withMalaytebu), fromProto-Austronesian*təbuS.

Noun

kō

1. sugar cane(Saccharum officinarum)

Japanese

Romanization

kō

1. Rōmajitranscription ofこう

Maori

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*koho(compare withHawaiianʻōʻōandʻō,TahitianʻōandSamoanʻoso)fromProto-Oceanic*kojom(“huskingstick”).

Noun

kō

1. digging stick

Further reading

• “kō”in John C. Moorfield,Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index,3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[koː˨]

Verb

kō

1. togive

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈkoː]
• Hyphenation:kō

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*kau.Cognates includeTuvaluankauandSamoan'ou.

Pronoun

kō

1. I,me

See also

Tokelauan personal pronouns

Independent
	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (excl.)	au,kita1	kimāua	kimā	kimātou
1st person (incl.)	―	kitāua	kitā	kitātou
2nd person	koe	koulua		koutou
3rd person	ia	kilāua	kilā	kilātou
Agentive clitic
	singular	dual		plural
1st person (excl.)	kō	kimā		kimātou
1st person (incl.)	―	kitā		kitātou
2nd person	kē	koulua		koutou
3rd person	ia	kilā		kilātou
1)Sympathetic *)Pronouns preceded bykimay drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*ko.Cognates includeHawaiianʻoandSamoanʻō.

Adverb

kō

1. there,atthatplace

Etymology 3

FromProto-Polynesian*koa.Cognates includeMaorikoaandTongankoaa.

Particle

kō

1. Marks the imperative case.
2. Emphasises the preceding word.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2],Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page163