foko

See also: fok'o

Esperanto
Ordinara foko (Phoca vitulina) enmare, Svalbardo, Norvegio

Etymology

From French foque, Italian foca, Polish foka, all from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfoko]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -oko
  • Hyphenation: fo‧ko

Noun

foko (accusative singular fokon, plural fokoj, accusative plural fokojn)

  1. seal (marine mammal)

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkɔ
  • Syllabification: fo‧ko

Noun

foko

  1. vocative singular of foka

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu wo'olo (“pregnant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfo.ko/

Verb

foko

  1. (stative) to be pregnant

Conjugation
Conjugation of foko
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tofoko fofoko mifoko
2nd nofoko nifoko
3rd Masculine ofoko ifoko, yofoko†
Feminine mofoko
Neuter ifoko
† - archaic

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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