kō

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"

Ajië

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koː]

Noun

kō

1. cloud

References

• Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː/

Etymology 1

Determiner

kō

1. (endearing) your second person singular possessive, both o- and a-type
2. Alternative form of ko

See also

Hawaiian possessive pronouns

			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

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.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *to (“sugar cane”) (compare with Tongan tō), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.

Noun

kō

1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Japanese

Romanization

kō

1. Rōmaji transcription of こう

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Hawaiian ʻōʻō and ʻō, Tahitian ʻō and Samoan ʻoso) from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“husking stick”).

Noun

kō

1. digging stick

Further reading

• “kō” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko˧˩]
• Hyphenation: kō

Verb

kō

1. (transitive) to give

References

• Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎^[2], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 57
• Li Jianfu (2017) A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans‎^[3], Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 131

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoː]
• Hyphenation: kō

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kau. Cognates include Tuvaluan kau and Samoan 'ou.

Pronoun

kō

1. I, me

See also

Tokelauan personal pronouns

independent	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (exclusive)	au, kita1	ki māua	ki mā	ki mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	ki tāua	ki tā	ki tātou
2nd person	koe	koulua		koutou
3rd person	ia	ki lāua	ki lā	ki lātou
agentive clitic	singular	dual		plural
1st person (exclusive)	kō	ki mā		ki mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	ki tā		ki tātou
2nd person	kē	koulua		koutou
3rd person	ia	ki lā		ki lātou

¹⁾ Sympathetic
Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ko. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻo and Samoan ʻō.

Adverb

kō

1. there, at that place

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *koa. Cognates include Maori koa and Tongan koaa.

Particle

kō

1. Marks the imperative case.
2. Emphasises the preceding word.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 163