nako

See also: nákɔ and näkö

Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnakɒ/

Noun

nako

1. blood

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈnakoʔ/ [ˈn̪a.koʔ]
• Hyphenation: na‧ko

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *ni (“marker of possession”) + *akən (“1sg oblique”). Cognate with Hiligaynon nakon.

Pronoun

nakò (Badlit spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)

1. (after the noun possessed) my; mine

   Coordinate terms: (preposed) ako, akoa

   balay nako ― my house

2. (after the verb) I; me (object of a verb)

   gipalit nako ang sinina

   The dress was bought by me/I bought the dress

Etymology 2

Clipping of kanako.

Pronoun

nakò (Badlit spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)

1. short form of kanako (“1st person sing. oblique”)

   Synonyms: (colloquial) sa ako, sa akoa

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

			direct		indirect (postposed)		indirect (preposed)		oblique
	Length:		full	short1	full	short2	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person		akó	ko	nakò3	ko3	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	second person		ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	third person		siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
		exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
	second person		kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
	third person		silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Northern Sotho

Noun

nako

1. time

Rapa Nui

Noun

nako

1. fat

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈko/ [n̪ɐˈxo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: na‧ko

Interjection

nakó (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)

1. Alternative form of naku

Anagrams

• Kano