kao
Finnish edit
Verb edit
kao
- inflection of kakoa:
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Noun edit
kao
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kao
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
kao
- Nonstandard spelling of kāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of kǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of kào.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Common slang): ko
- (Chavakian Ikavian): kaj
- (Montenegrin): ka
Etymology edit
From kȁko.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)
- as, like (the same way or kind as another)
- Dodaj mi nešto oštro, kao nož. ― Hand me something sharp, like a knife.
Conjunction edit
kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)
- (in comparisons, commonly followed by da) as, as if, as though, like (in a real or affected manner suggested)
- Šepa kao (da je) ozlijeđen. ― He's limping like he's hurt.
- (in comparisons, with nominative, informal) as, like (=poput)
- Nije visok kao ja. ― He is not (as) tall as I am.
- (in comparisons, with genitive, emphatic) as, as much as (to such an extent or degree)
- Imamo hrane kao blata. ― We have food for days.
Interjection edit
kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From -kaa.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)