Kaliko

See also: kaliko

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French calicot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaliko/

Noun

Kaliko m (strong, genitive Kalikos, plural Kalikos)

1. calico

   Synonym: Kattun

Declension

Declension of Kaliko [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kaliko	die	Kalikos
genitive	eines	des	Kalikos	der	Kalikos
dative	einem	dem	Kaliko	den	Kalikos
accusative	einen	den	Kaliko	die	Kalikos

Further reading

• “Kaliko” in Duden online
• “Kaliko” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + liko (“bud”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈli.ko/, [kəˈli.ko]

Proper noun

Kaliko

1. a male or (less commonly today) female given name from Hawaiian

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 17 women and 2 men.