ko

See also: kő, Appendix:Variations of "ko", and کوه

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EnglishEdit

Wikipedia

EtymologyEdit

From Japanese 劫 (コウ, kō)

NounEdit

ko ‎(uncountable)

1. (game of Go) a local shape to which the ko rule applies, a ko shape

   Black gets an easy game by just filling the ko.‎

2. (game of Go) ko fight

   Black wins the ko easily.‎

3. (game of Go) a stone in a ko in atari, a ko stone

   Black recaptures the ko and white has to find another ko threat.‎

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

hanami ko ko fight

ko threat ten thousand year ko

TranslationsEdit

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 劫 (zh) ‎(jié)

• Japanese: コウ (ja) ‎(kō), 劫 (ja) ‎(kō)
• Korean: 패 (ko) ‎(pae)

AnagramsEdit

• ok, OK

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DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse kýr (East dialect ko, compare Swedish ko), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws ‎(“cow”).

NounEdit

ko c (singular definite koen, plural indefinite køer)

1. cow

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of ko

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ko	koen	køer	køerne
genitive	kos	koens	køers	køernes

ReferencesEdit

• “ko” in Den Danske Ordbog

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EsperantoEdit

NounEdit

ko ‎(accusative singular ko-on, plural ko-oj, accusative plural ko-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo ^{(Category: eo:Latin letter names)}

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EweEdit

VerbEdit

ko

1. to laugh

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FrenchEdit

NounEdit

ko m ‎(plural ko)

1. Abbreviation of kilooctet (kilobyte)

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GuananoEdit

NounEdit

ko

1. water
2. medicine
3. relative, fellow Kotiria

ReferencesEdit

• Kristine Stenzel, A Reference Grammar of Kotiria (Wanano)

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HawaiianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• kō

PrepositionEdit

ko

1. of, belonging to first part of possessive constructions, o-type

   ko mākou hale‎ ― our house

   ko ke kumu kaʻa‎ ― the teacher's car

See alsoEdit

Hawaiian possessive pronouns

The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			koʻu, kaʻu kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type)	ko māua, kā māua (exclusive) ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive)	ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive) ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive)
2nd person			kou, kāu kō (affectionate, o- and a-type)	ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua	ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou
3rd person			kona, kāna	ko lāua, kā lāua	ko lākou, kā lākou

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

ko

1. rōmaji reading of こ
2. rōmaji reading of コ

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KalashaEdit

AdverbEdit

ko

1. why

InterjectionEdit

ko

1. why

NounEdit

ko

1. why

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KarelianEdit

ParticleEdit

ko

1. like, as

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LatvianEdit

PronounEdit

ko (interrogative)

1. what, who (accusative case of kas)

   ko tu gribi apskatīt?‎ ― what would you like to see?

ko (relative)

1. that (accusative case of kas)

   teksts, ko tu lasi‎ ― the text that you're reading

2. what, who (accusative case of kas)

   tas ir tas, ko es domāju‎ ― that is what I mean

3. which (accusative case of kas)

InterjectionEdit

ko

1. sorry?
2. pardon?
3. what?

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LithuanianEdit

PronounEdit

ko

1. what

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LojbanEdit

CmavoEdit

ko (pro-sumti)

1. is substituted for "do" to make the bridi imperative

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MaoriEdit

ParticleEdit

ko

1. Placed at the beginning of nominative phrases to signify that they are declarative

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MapudungunEdit

NounEdit

ko ‎(using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. water

ReferencesEdit

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
• Estudios de lengua y cultura amerindias II (1998) (spells it có)

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Min NanEdit

ParticleEdit

ko ‎(POJ, traditional and simplified 高)

1. a morpheme which has a root meaning of tall. It is nearly always used as part of a name or compound word.

Derived termsEdit

• 高速 (ko-sok) high-speed
• 高溫 (ko-un) high-temperature

ParticleEdit

ko ‎(POJ, traditional and simplified 膏)

1. a morpheme which has a root meaning of paste or cream. It is nearly always used as part of a name or compound word.

Derived termsEdit

• trad. 齒膏, simpl. 齿膏 (khí-ko) toothpaste

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NormanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• co (Jersey, Guernsey, Normandy)

EtymologyEdit

From Old French col, from Latin collum ‎(“neck”).

NounEdit

ko m ‎(plural kos)

1. (Sark, anatomy) neck

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Old NorseEdit

NounEdit

ko ?

1. (East dialect) cow

See alsoEdit

• kýr

ReferencesEdit

• Wikipedia article Old Norse language

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Rapa NuiEdit

InterjectionEdit

ko

1. exclamation suggesting a personal reaction

Usage notesEdit

For non-personal judgment, consider using ka.

ParticleEdit

ko

1. particle prefixed to names as a determinative

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Slavic *kъto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷid, (compare *kʷis).

Alternative formsEdit

• (Croatian) tkȍ

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kô/

PronounEdit

kȍ (Cyrillic spelling ко̏)

1. (interrogatively) who

   (t)ko si ti?‎ ― who are you

2. (relative and indefinite pronoun)

   bilo (t)ko‎ ― anybody, anyone

   malo (t)ko‎ ― very few people

   onaj (t)ko‎ ― he who, whoever

DeclensionEdit

Declension of ko

	singular/plural
nominative	tkȍ, kȍ
genitive	kòga, kȍg
dative	kòmu, kòme, kȍm
accusative	kòga, kȍg
vocative	—
locative	kòm, kòme
instrumental	kȋm, kíme

Etymology 2Edit

From kȁo.

ContractionEdit

ko (Cyrillic spelling ко)

1. (colloquial) contraction of kȁo

Related termsEdit

• kȁo

ReferencesEdit

• “ko” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “ko” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kɔ/
• Tonal orthography: ko

ConjunctionEdit

ko

1. when (at the time that)

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse ko, from East Old Norse ko, from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws ‎(“cow”). Cognate with Old West Norse kýr and English cow.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kuː/

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NounEdit

ko c

1. cow; female cattle
2. a female member of a number of other species, such as elk

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of ko
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ko	kon	kor	korna
Genitive	kos	kons	kors	kornas

Related termsEdit

Related terms

• älgko
• kobent
• kodynga
• kofångare
• kofoder
• kofösare
• kofot
• kogalenskap
• kogödsel
• kohage

• kohandel
• kohandla
• kohandlare
• kohorn
• kokoppor
• kolugn
• komjölk
• komocka
• koögd

• koskälla
• koskit
• koskötare
• kossa
• kosvans
• kovända
• kovändning
• mjölkko
• renko

See alsoEdit

• kossa
• oxe
• stut
• kreatur
• nöt, nötkreatur
• kalv
• kviga

ReferencesEdit

• ko in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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TagalogEdit

AdjectiveEdit

ko

1. my

See alsoEdit

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual	kita/kata*	nita/nata*	kanita/kanata* (ata)*
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo	ninyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
*not commonly used

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Tocharian AEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Tocharian, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws ‎(“cow”). Compare Tocharian B keu, English cow.

NounEdit

ko

1. cow

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TuvaluanEdit

ParticleEdit

ko

1. present perfect tense marker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb

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VietnameseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• k°

AdverbEdit

ko

1. Abbreviation of không.

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VolapükEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Spanish con ‎(“with”).

PrepositionEdit

ko

1. with

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West FrisianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Frisian kū, from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Ku, English cow, Dutch koe, Low German Koh, German Kuh, and Danish ko.

NounEdit

ko c ‎(plural kij)

1. cow

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ZazakiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Persian کوه ‎(kuh).

NounEdit

ko ?

1. mountain