soko
English edit
Noun edit
soko (plural sokos)
- (dated) A species of African ape, supposedly a variety of the chimpanzee.
- 1918, Royal Dixon, The Human Side of Animals, page 232:
- Old hunters and travellers say that they would rather steal the child of a native savage than to take one of the sokos.
Usage notes edit
It is unclear which species this refers to
References edit
- “soko”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Fijian edit
Noun edit
soko
Verb edit
soko
- to sail
Fula edit
Conjunction edit
soko
References edit
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
soko
Nalca edit
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soko
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
soko m
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sokolъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sȍko m (Cyrillic spelling со̏ко)
- (Bosnia, Serbia) falcon
- 1814, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Mala prostonarodna slaveno-serbska pjesnarica:
- Soko leti preko Sarajeva,
Traži lada gdi će ladovati.- A falcon flies over Sarajevo;
It seeks shade where it will stay shaded.
- A falcon flies over Sarajevo;
Declension edit
Declension of soko
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | soko / sokol | sokolovi |
| genitive | sokola | sokolova |
| dative | sokolu | sokolovima |
| accusative | sokola | sokolove |
| vocative | sokole | sokolovi |
| locative | sokolu | sokolovima |
| instrumental | sokolom | sokolovima |
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
soko (ma class, plural masoko)
- market (spacious site where trading takes place)