Komodo

See also: komodo

English

Location of Komodo (pictured in red)

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/, /kə-/
• Rhymes: -əʊdəʊ
• Hyphenation: Ko‧mo‧do

Proper noun

Komodo

1. An island in Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Derived terms

• Komodo dragon

Translations

island in Indonesia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 科莫多岛

• German: Komodo, Komodo-Insel f
• Greek: Κομόντο n (Komónto)
• Malay: Komodo
• Marathi: कोमोदो (komodo), कोमोडो (komoḍo)
• Portuguese: Komodo f, Comodo f
• Russian: Комо́до (ru) m (Komódo)

Noun

Komodo (plural Komodos)

1. a Komodo dragon

Anagrams

• kodomo

Japanese

Romanization

Komodo

1. Rōmaji transcription of コモド

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Comodo

Etymology

From Indonesian pulau Komodo.

Proper noun

Komodo f

1. Komodo (an island in Lesser Sunda, Indonesia)

Spanish

Proper noun

Komodo ?

1. Komodo

Derived terms

• dragón de Komodo