ako

See also: áko, àkọ̀, and akó

Akan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ako/

Noun

ako

1. parrot

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Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

akó

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

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Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ako/

Noun

ako (plural akowo)

1. parrot

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qato, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Verb

ako

1. (transitive) to thatch

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Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

ako

1. I (personal pronoun)

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɔ/

Adverb

ako

1. like, as

Synonyms

• kaž

Conjunction

ako

1. like, as

Synonyms

• kaž

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

Verb

ako

1. to learn

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Mapudungun

Garlic

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈko/

Noun

ako (using Raguileo, Unified and Azümchefe Alphabets)

1. garlic

Synonyms

• asus

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Quitemo

Noun

ako

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 162

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âko/
• Hyphenation: a‧ko

Conjunction

ȁko (Cyrillic spelling а̏ко)

1. if

   ako ovo je kraj ― if this is the end

Usage notes

Ako is used to express indicative mood; to express subjunctive mood, da or kad are generally used instead.

Synonyms

• če, či (Kajkavian)

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɔ/

Conjunction

ako

1. as
2. like

Further reading

• “ako”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Swahili

Adjective

-ako (declinable)

1. your (second-person singular possessive adjective)

Inflection

Inflected forms of -ako

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	wako	wako
m-mi class(III/IV)	wako	yako
ji-ma class(V/VI)	lako	yako
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	chako	vyako
n class(IX/X)	yako	zako
u class(XI)	wako	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pako
ku class(XVII)	kwako
mu class(XVIII)	mwako

See also

Swahili possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-etu
2nd person			-ako	-enu
3rd person			-ake	-ao (animate) / -ake (inanimate)

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

akó (personal pronoun)

1. I (personal pronoun)

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Etymology 2

Verb root

1. to take responsibility

Derived terms

• akuin
• pangako
• umako