kako

See also: kakó, kakō, kāko, käkö, and -kakö

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

kako

1. I (personal pronoun)

See also

Amis personal pronouns
Person		Singular	Plural
1st	exclusive	kako	kami
	inclusive	–	kita
2nd		kiso	kamo
3rd		ciira	caira

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kako/ [ka.ko]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Hyphenation: ka‧ko

Etymology 1

Noun

kako

1. hook

Declension

Declension of kako (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kako	kakoa	kakoak
ergative	kakok	kakoak	kakoek
dative	kakori	kakoari	kakoei
genitive	kakoren	kakoaren	kakoen
comitative	kakorekin	kakoarekin	kakoekin
causative	kakorengatik	kakoarengatik	kakoengatik
benefactive	kakorentzat	kakoarentzat	kakoentzat
instrumental	kakoz	kakoaz	kakoez
inessive	kakotan	kakoan	kakoetan
locative	kakotako	kakoko	kakoetako
allative	kakotara	kakora	kakoetara
terminative	kakotaraino	kakoraino	kakoetaraino
directive	kakotarantz	kakorantz	kakoetarantz
destinative	kakotarako	kakorako	kakoetarako
ablative	kakotatik	kakotik	kakoetatik
partitive	kakorik	—	—
prolative	kakotzat	—	—

See also

• amu

Etymology 2

Noun

kako

1. allative singular of ka

Finnish

Etymology

From Kakola, a former jail in Turku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑko/, [ˈkɑ̝ko̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑko
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧ko

Adjective

kako (colloquial)

1. crazy, daft, stupid

Usage notes

• Hardly ever used in attributive position.

Synonyms

• pöljä, kahjo, hullu, tyhmä

Noun

kako (colloquial, derogatory)

1. A stupid person.

Synonyms

• ääliö, tomppeli, bimbo, daiju

Japanese

Romanization

kako

1. Rōmaji transcription of かこ

Laboya

Verb

kako

1. to go, walk

   Synonyms: lo, attu

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “kako”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 54

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kɑːɡo], (enunciated) [kɑ ko]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kæɰkew/
• Bender phonemes: {kahkȩw}

Etymology 1

Noun

kako

1. a rooster; a cock

Etymology 2

Noun

kako

1. (vulgar, slang) ejaculating prematurely during sexual intercourse (of a male)

Verb

kako

1. (vulgar, slang) to ejaculate prematurely during sexual intercourse (of a male)

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Romani

Noun

kako m

1. Alternative form of kak (“uncle”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

• (kȁko) IPA^(key): /kâko/
• (kàko) IPA^(key): /kǎko/

Adverb

kȁko (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ко) or kàko (Cyrillic spelling ка̀ко)

1. how (in what way)
2. so (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

   Kako je dobro! ― It's so good!

Conjunction

kako (Cyrillic spelling како)

1. as, while (links or emphasizes two or more events which happen and vary through time, in order or simultaneously)

   Kako je noć odmicala, sve sam više bio pospaniji. ― As the night went on, I was getting increasingly sleepier.

2. (used with present conditional) to, so, so as to, so that, in order to, in order for (expresses a past or future intent that refers to the present)

   Preselio se ovdje kako bi našao posao. ― He moved here to find work.

   Kako bismo se jednog dana i mi mogli natjecati, moramo puno vježbati. ― In order for us to compete one day, we need to train a lot.

Related terms

• kao

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakòː/, /kakóː/

Adverb

kakọ̄

1. how (in what way)

Related terms

• (relative): kàkor

Further reading

• “kako”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ko/

Noun

kako

1. a baby sling

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics