koko

See also: Koko and kōkō

English

Etymology 1

Cf. Burmese ကုက္ကို (kukkui).

Noun

koko

1. The tree Albizia lebbeck.

   Synonyms: lebbek, East Indian walnut, woman's tongue tree

   Hypernym: siris

Translations

lebbek — see lebbek

Etymology 2

Noun

koko

1. (Malaysia, school slang) Alternative form of koku

Anagrams

• kook

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'Are'are

Verb

koko

1. be narrow

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Bamu

Adjective

koko

1. hard, not soft
2. hard, difficult
3. (of fruit) firm, ripe
4. stuck, immobile, immovable

Derived terms

• koko obo

References

• Chris and Phil Carr, Bamu Dictionary (2012)

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Chamicuro

Etymology

From Spanish coco.

Noun

koko

1. coconut

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Esperanto

Etymology

From French coq and English cock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoko]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oko
• Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Noun

koko (accusative singular kokon, plural kokoj, accusative plural kokojn)

1. chicken
2. fowl
3. (dated) cock

Hypernyms

• birdo (“bird”)

Hyponyms

• gekokoj (“chickens”)
• kokiĉo (“rooster, cock”) (neologism)
• kokido (“chick”)
• kokino (“hen”)
• virkoko (“rooster, cock”) (idiomatic)

Meronyms

• kokaĵo (“chicken meat”)

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koko (compare Estonian kogu), possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kokᴈ (compare Eastern Mari кугу (kugu, “big”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoko/, [ˈko̞ko̞]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧ko

Adjective

koko (not comparable)

1. whole, entire

   Koko päivä meni hukkaan.

   The whole day was wasted.

   Synonym: kokonainen

2. all; see all day, all night

   Valvoimme koko yön.

   We stayed up all night.

   Älä valvo koko yötä!

   Don't stay up all night.

Declension

Indeclinable.

Derived terms

• kokoontua
• kokous
• koostaa
• koota

 

compounds

• kokoaikainen
• kokoaskel
• kokoilta
• kokoliha
• kokomaito
• kokomusta
• kokonainen
• kokonaisuus
• kokonelson
• kokonuotti
• kokoparta
• kokopitkä
• kokopuku
• kokopullo
• kokopäiväinen
• kokosivu
• kokosävelaskel
• kokotauko
• kokoveri

 

Noun

koko

1. heap
2. size

   Mikä sinun kokosi on?

   What is your size?

Declension

Inflection of koko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative		koko	koot
genitive		koon	kokojen
partitive		kokoa	kokoja
illative		kokoon	kokoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koko	koot
accusative	nom.	koko	koot
	gen.	koon
genitive		koon	kokojen
partitive		kokoa	kokoja
inessive		koossa	ko’oissa
elative		koosta	ko’oista
illative		kokoon	kokoihin
adessive		koolla	ko’oilla
ablative		koolta	ko’oilta
allative		koolle	ko’oille
essive		kokona	kokoina
translative		kooksi	ko’oiksi
instructive		—	ko’oin
abessive		kootta	ko’oitta
comitative		—	kokoineen

Possessive forms of koko (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kokoni	kokomme
2nd person	kokosi	kokonne
3rd person	kokonsa

Nonstandard:

Inflection of koko (Kotus type 1/valo, k-’ gradation)
nominative		koko	ko’ot
genitive		ko’on	kokojen
partitive		kokoa	kokoja
illative		kokoon	kokoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koko	ko’ot
accusative	nom.	koko	ko’ot
	gen.	ko’on
genitive		ko’on	kokojen
partitive		kokoa	kokoja
inessive		ko’ossa	ko’oissa
elative		ko’osta	ko’oista
illative		kokoon	kokoihin
adessive		ko’olla	ko’oilla
ablative		ko’olta	ko’oilta
allative		ko’olle	ko’oille
essive		kokona	kokoina
translative		ko’oksi	ko’oiksi
instructive		—	ko’oin
abessive		ko’otta	ko’oitta
comitative		—	kokoineen

Possessive forms of koko (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kokoni	kokomme
2nd person	kokosi	kokonne
3rd person	kokonsa

Derived terms

• adjectives: kokoinen, kookas

compounds

• foliokoko
• hajakoko
• jumbokoko
• keskikoko
• kirjainkoko
• kirjasinkoko
• koossapysyvä
• kuppikoko
• kuvakoko
• miniatyyrikoko
• minimikoko
• määräkoko
• nollakoko
• normaalikoko
• paperikoko
• pienoiskoko
• raekoko
• rouvakoko
• ryhmäkoko
• silmäkoko
• standardikoko
• tabloidikoko
• taskukoko
• tilakoko
• tuumakoko
• vakiokoko
• välikoko

 

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Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kóː.kó/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷóː.kʷó]

Noun

kōko m (possessed form kōkon)

1. a porridge made from soaked durra flour

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cocoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kòː.kóː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷòː.kʷóː]

Noun

kṑkō m (possessed form kṑkon)

1. cocoa

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *toto, from Proto-Oceanic *draʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq (compare Hiligaynon dugo, Ilocano dara, Indonesian darah, Malagasy ra, Malay darah, Maori toto, Nauruan ara, Rapa Nui tuto, Tagalog dugo, West Coast Bajau darag (“red”)), from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Noun

koko

1. blood

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 哥哥 (ko-ko, “older brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoko]
• Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Noun

koko (plural koko-koko, first-person possessive kokoku, second-person possessive kokomu, third-person possessive kokonya)

1. (colloquial) older brother.

   Synonyms: abang, kakak

2. (colloquial) short for baju koko.

Related terms

• baju koko

 

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koko. Cognates include Finnish koko and Estonian kogu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkoko/, [ˈko̞ko̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkoko/, [ˈko̞ɡ̊o̞]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Determiner

koko (invariable)

1. whole, entire
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53:

     Koko mailman tööläisin käyttäjä.

     The leader of the workers of the entire world.

Noun

koko

1. heap, pile

Declension

Declension of koko (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	koko	koot
genitive	koon	kokkoin, kokoloin
partitive	kokkoa	kokoja, kokoloja
illative	kokkoo	kokkoi, kokoloihe
inessive	koos	kokois, kokolois
elative	koost	kokoist, kokoloist
allative	koolle	kokoille, kokoloille
adessive	kool	kokoil, kokoloil
ablative	koolt	kokoilt, kokoloilt
translative	kooks	kokoiks, kokoloiks
essive	kokonna, kokkoon	kokoinna, kokoloinna, kokkoin, kokoloin
exessive1)	kokont	kokoint, kokoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 101
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 181

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Japanese

Romanization

koko

1. Rōmaji transcription of ここ

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Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoːko]

Noun

koko

1. neck

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “koko”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah

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Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔkɔ]

Noun

koko (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨀᨚ)

1. garden, plantation

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Marshallese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [koːɡo], (enunciated) [ko ko]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kewkew/
• Bender phonemes: {kȩwkȩw}

Noun

koko

1. mahi-mahi; common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cocoa, from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [koːɡo, kɔːɡɔ, kʷoːɡʷo, kʷɔːɡʷɔ], (enunciated) [ko ko, kɔ kɔ, kʷo kʷo, kʷɔ kʷɔ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kewkew, kɛwkɛw, kʷewkʷew, kʷɛwkʷɛw/
• Bender phonemes: {kȩwkȩw, kewkew, kʷȩwkʷȩw, kʷewkʷew}

Noun

koko

1. cocoa; chocolate

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Adjective

koko

1. wild
2. eccentric

Noun

koko (ma class, plural makoko)

1. wilderness
2. nut, pit
3. testicle

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Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koko.

Pronunciation

• (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkoko/, [ˈkoko]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Adjective

koko

1. (not inflected) (the) whole, entire

Adverb

koko

1. very, entirely, completely

Noun

koko

1. heap, pile

Inflection

Declension of koko (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	koko	kogod
genitive	kogo	kokoje, kokojõ, kokoi
partitive	kokkoa	kokoitõ, kokoi
illative	kokko, kokkosõ	kokoje, kokojõ, kokoisõ
inessive	kogoz	kokoiz
elative	kogossõ	kokoissõ
allative	kogolõ	kokoilõ
adessive	kogollõ	kokoillõ
ablative	kogoltõ	kokoiltõ
translative	kogossi	kokoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “koko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn

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West Makian

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Ternate oko (“chin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.ko/

Noun

koko

1. chin

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics

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Wolof

Noun

koko (definite form koko bi)

1. coconut

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Yami

Noun

koko

1. (anatomy) fingernail; toenail

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kò.kò/

Noun

kòkò

1. Alternative form of ìkòkò

Derived terms

• kòkò irin

Etymology 2

kòkó

From English cocoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kò.kó/

Noun

kòkó

1. cocoa

Derived terms

• Ilé kòkó

Etymology 3

kókò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó.kò/

Noun

kókò

1. cocoyam

   Synonym: lámbó

Etymology 4

Cognates include Nupe kókó.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kó.kó/

Noun

kókó

1. point
2. subject, essence, theme
3. lump
4. (cytology, physics, chemistry) nucleus

Derived terms

• a kì í mọ̀ ọ́n gún mọ̀ ọ́n tẹ̀ kí iyán ewùrà máà ní kókó
• kókó ìka (“finger knukle”)
• kókó ọmú (“nipple”)
• ṣe kókó (“to be important”)

 

Etymology 5

Kókó pakóróbójó.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó.kó/

Noun

kókó

1. knot

Hyponyms

• kókó dan-in dan-in (“tight knot”)
• kókó pakóróbójó (“slip knot”)

 

Derived terms

• so kókó (“to tie a knot”)
• ta kókó (“to tie a knot”)
• tú kókó (“to untie a knot”)