garo

See also: Garo and garō

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾo/

Adjective

garó

1. (Naga) to look like; seem; as if

   Garo may maabot nin tawo.

   It looks like someone is coming.

   Garo gutom na siya.

   S/he seems to be hungry.

   Synonym: gari

Adverb

garó

1. (Naga) ostensibly; apparently; seemingly

   Nagpuli siya sa harong garo pagal hali sa trabaho.

   S/he went home seemingly tired from work.

   Synonym: gari

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾoʔ/

Adjective

garò

1. tame; friendly; docile

   Synonym: gamal

Derived terms

• magaro
• maggaro
• pagaro

 

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾoʔ/, [ɡʌˈɾ̪uʔ]

Verb

garo

1. to jiggle

Anagrams

• gora

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Latin

Noun

garō

1. dative/ablative singular of garum

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Latvian

Adjective

garo

1. vocative singular masculine form of garais
2. accusative singular masculine form of garais
3. instrumental singular masculine form of garais
4. genitive plural masculine form of garais
5. vocative singular feminine form of garais
6. accusative singular feminine form of garais
7. instrumental singular feminine form of garais
8. genitive plural feminine form of garais

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garu.

Adjective

garo

1. done
2. ready

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garu.

Adjective

garo

1. done
2. ready

Adverb

garo

1. ready

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin garum.

Noun

garo m (uncountable)

1. garum (Ancient Roman fish sauce)

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Rapa Nui

Verb

garo

1. to disappear

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Shona

Etymology

From -gara (“sit”).

Noun

garo class 5 (plural magaro class 6)

1. (formal) buttock

   Synonym: dako

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Somali

Verb

garo

1. to understand

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Sundanese

Romanization

garo

1. Romanization of ᮌᮛᮧ

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡarɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːrɔ/, /ˈɡarɔ/

Verb

garo

1. Soft mutation of caro.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caro	garo	ngharo	charo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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West Makian

Etymology

Said by Collins to be from North Moluccan Malay [Term?]. Compare Sundanese ᮌᮛᮧ (garo, “to scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.r̪o/

Verb

garo

1. (transitive) to scrape (a coconut, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of garo (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tagaro	magaro	agaro
2nd person		nagaro	fagaro
3rd person	inanimate	igaro	dagaro
	animate
imperative		nagaro, garo	fagaro, garo

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics