kho
Translingual edit
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kho
French edit
Etymology edit
From Algerian Arabic خو (“brother”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kho m (plural khos)
- (slang) brother, bro
- 2002, “Ma définition”, in Temps mort, performed by Booba:
- C’est pousser comme une ortie parmi les roses / Et ils sont trop alors j’appelle mes khos les ronces
- It’s growing like a nettle among roses / And there’s too many of them so I call my brothers brambles
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of kho – see 科 (“sort; class; kind; law; regulation; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 科). |
Pali edit
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Alternative forms
Particle edit
kho
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˧˧] ~ [xɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˧˧] ~ [xɔ˧˧]
Etymology 1 edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 庫 (“warehouse, storehouse”, SV: khố).
Noun edit
- a warehouse; storehouse; depot
- a depository; storage place
- (figurative) a great quantity; large amount
- (figurative) the treasury
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White Hmong edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
kho
- to heal
- to fix, arrange, repair
- to reforge or repair (metal knives, etc. that have been chipped or blunted)
Derived terms edit
- kho mob (“to heal sickness, cure disease”)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
kho
Derived terms edit
- kho siab (“lonely, depressed”)
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Xhosa edit
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