cò
See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cía, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēs (compare Welsh pwy), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
cò
- who
- Cò e? ― Who is he?
- Cò i? ― Who is she?
- Cò e seo? ― Who is this?
Usage notes
- If followed by the future tense, the relative future tense is used.
- Cò a ruitheas as luaithe? ― Who will run the fastest?
Derived terms
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuk ~ *kuək (“stork, egret”); cognates include Khmer កុក (kok) and Bahnar kok. Related to cốc.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier con) cò • (鸜, 𪂮, 𪂯, 𪂲, 𫛈)
Noun
- (informal, chiefly derogatory) a broker (mediator between a buyer and seller), especially a deceptive one
Noun
- a trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)
- bóp cò ― to pull the trigger
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic pronouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese nouns classified by con
- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese nouns
- Vietnamese informal terms
- Vietnamese derogatory terms
- Vietnamese terms with usage examples
- vi:Storks
- vi:Firearms