kò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"

Eastern Maninkakan

Alternative scripts
  • ߞߏ߬ (nko)

Etymology

Cognate with Bambara ko.

Verb

kò

  1. to wash
    Synonyms: júunba, lákò

Alternative scripts
  • ߞߏ߭ (nko)

Noun

kò

  1. washing, laundry
    Synonym: kòli

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French corps (“body”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ/

Noun

kò

  1. body

Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of kò – see 個 (“Classifier for months.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 個).

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare the roots of Apalaí kohta, Trió këhtumï, Ye'kwana kö'tümü.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [koʔ]

Noun

kò (possessed kòty)

  1. scream, cry, yell

Derived terms

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 297
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ko”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 219; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 213
  • Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “kohty”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎, University of Oregon, page 750
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