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

• kòma
• kòta

 

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], 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^[2], Paris, 1956, page 213
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “kohty”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[3], University of Oregon, page 750