yeko

Cebuano

Etymology

From okey.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ye‧ko

Noun

yeko

1. OK

Nupe

Yèkó na dan Abújá o na

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jè.kó/

Noun

yèkó (plural yèkózhì)

1. road; way

   Synonym: ekpa

   Yèkó ci na. ― Here's the road.

2. doorway

Derived terms

• egiyèkó (“key”)
• sàngi yèkó (“broomweed”)
• yèkón̄tsu (“doormat”)
• yèkópinpìnci (“alleyway”)
• yèkósá (“junction”)
• yèkózàndàci (“pedestrian”)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jè.kò/

Noun

yèkò

1. cold; damp

   Nuwan yèkò mi dé fín o ― I only drink cold water

   Ebà fuyèkò ― It's cold (literally, “The place is cold”)

2. (of a person) meek

   Ezà yèkò ǹdá mi yì o ― My father is a reserved person

Derived terms

• bàyèkò (“cold; dampness”)
• fuyèkò (“to be cool; to be damp”)
• yèkòfu (“coolness; dampness”)