heko

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheko/, [ˈhe̞ko̞]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification^(key): he‧ko
• Hyphenation^(key): he‧ko

Etymology 1

Back-formation from hekottaa (“to guffaw”).

Interjection

heko

1. har har, hardy har har (false laughter with a sarcastic connotation)

Usage notes

Used only in reduplicated form, heko heko.

Etymology 2

Syllabic abbreviation of helikopteri.

Noun

heko

1. (military slang) helicopter, helo

Declension

Inflection of heko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k–∅ gradation)
nominative		heko	heot
genitive		heon	hekojen
partitive		hekoa	hekoja
illative		hekoon	hekoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		heko	heot
accusative	nom.	heko	heot
	gen.	heon
genitive		heon	hekojen
partitive		hekoa	hekoja
inessive		heossa	heoissa
elative		heosta	heoista
illative		hekoon	hekoihin
adessive		heolla	heoilla
ablative		heolta	heoilta
allative		heolle	heoille
essive		hekona	hekoina
translative		heoksi	heoiksi
abessive		heotta	heoitta
instructive		—	heoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of heko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k–∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hekoni hekoni accusative nom. hekoni hekoni gen. hekoni genitive hekoni hekojeni partitive hekoani hekojani inessive heossani heoissani elative heostani heoistani illative hekooni hekoihini adessive heollani heoillani ablative heoltani heoiltani allative heolleni heoilleni essive hekonani hekoinani translative heokseni heoikseni abessive heottani heoittani instructive — — comitative — hekoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hekosi hekosi accusative nom. hekosi hekosi gen. hekosi genitive hekosi hekojesi partitive hekoasi hekojasi inessive heossasi heoissasi elative heostasi heoistasi illative hekoosi hekoihisi adessive heollasi heoillasi ablative heoltasi heoiltasi allative heollesi heoillesi essive hekonasi hekoinasi translative heoksesi heoiksesi abessive heottasi heoittasi instructive — — comitative — hekoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hekomme hekomme accusative nom. hekomme hekomme gen. hekomme genitive hekomme hekojemme partitive hekoamme hekojamme inessive heossamme heoissamme elative heostamme heoistamme illative hekoomme hekoihimme adessive heollamme heoillamme ablative heoltamme heoiltamme allative heollemme heoillemme essive hekonamme hekoinamme translative heoksemme heoiksemme abessive heottamme heoittamme instructive — — comitative — hekoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hekonne hekonne accusative nom. hekonne hekonne gen. hekonne genitive hekonne hekojenne partitive hekoanne hekojanne inessive heossanne heoissanne elative heostanne heoistanne illative hekoonne hekoihinne adessive heollanne heoillanne ablative heoltanne heoiltanne allative heollenne heoillenne essive hekonanne hekoinanne translative heoksenne heoiksenne abessive heottanne heoittanne instructive — — comitative — hekoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hekonsa hekonsa accusative nom. hekonsa hekonsa gen. hekonsa genitive hekonsa hekojensa partitive hekoaan hekoansa hekojaan hekojansa inessive heossaan heossansa heoissaan heoissansa elative heostaan heostansa heoistaan heoistansa illative hekoonsa hekoihinsa adessive heollaan heollansa heoillaan heoillansa ablative heoltaan heoltansa heoiltaan heoiltansa allative heolleen heollensa heoilleen heoillensa essive hekonaan hekonansa hekoinaan hekoinansa translative heokseen heoksensa heoikseen heoiksensa abessive heottaan heottansa heoittaan heoittansa instructive — — comitative — hekoineen hekoinensa

Anagrams

• keho

Paraguayan Guarani

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o

Noun

heko

1. third-person possessed form of teko

References

• Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “heko”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 27, column 1

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Interjection

heko

1. congratulations! (expressing praise and approval)

   Synonyms: hongera, pongezi

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, either:

• 蝦膏 / 虾膏 (hê ko, literally “shrimp paste”) according to Chan-Yap (1980)
• 蝦膎 / 虾膎 (hê-kê, “shrimp paste”, literally “pickled/salted shrimp”) according to Manuel (1948)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈheko/ [ˈhɛː.x̠o]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification: he‧ko

Noun

heko (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃᜓ)

1. thick, dark sauce from the residue of salted shrimp paste

Related terms

• hakaw
• hibi
• suwahe

See also

• bagoong
• patis

Further reading

• “heko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 137
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 22