joko

See also: Joko, jōko, jōkō, and Jōkō

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin iocus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟoko/ [ɟo.ko]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /xoko/ [xo.ko]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xoko/ [xo.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒoko/ [d͡ʒo.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Navarrese) /joko/ [jo.ko]

• Rhymes: -oko, -o
• Hyphenation: jo‧ko

Noun

joko inan

1. game

   Synonyms: jolas, josteta

Declension

Declension of joko (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	joko	jokoa	jokoak	jokook
ergative	jokok	jokoak	jokoek	jokook
dative	jokori	jokoari	jokoei	jokooi
genitive	jokoren	jokoaren	jokoen	jokoon
comitative	jokorekin	jokoarekin	jokoekin	jokookin
causative	jokorengatik	jokoarengatik	jokoengatik	jokoongatik
benefactive	jokorentzat	jokoarentzat	jokoentzat	jokoontzat
instrumental	jokoz	jokoaz	jokoez	jokootaz
inessive	jokotan	jokoan	jokoetan	jokootan
locative	jokotako	jokoko	jokoetako	jokootako
allative	jokotara	jokora	jokoetara	jokootara
terminative	jokotaraino	jokoraino	jokoetaraino	jokootaraino
directive	jokotarantz	jokorantz	jokoetarantz	jokootarantz
destinative	jokotarako	jokorako	jokoetarako	jokootarako
ablative	jokotatik	jokotik	jokoetatik	jokootatik
partitive	jokorik	—	—	—
prolative	jokotzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “joko”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “joko”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoko/, [ˈjo̞ko̞]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification^(key): jo‧ko
• Hyphenation^(key): jo‧ko

Etymology 1

jo- (relative pronoun) +‎ -ko (interrogative particle)

Adverb

joko

1. (joko ... tai) either ... or

   Joko minä tai sinä.

   Either me or you.

Further reading

• “joko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adverb

joko

1. form of jo (with enclitic -ko)

   Joko olemme siellä?

   Are we there yet?

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English joke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒoko/, /ˈd͡ʒoko/

Noun

joko (plural joki)

1. joke, banter, jest

Derived terms

• jokante (“by way of a joke, in jest”)
• jokar (“to joke, banter, jest”)
• jokema (“jocular, waggish, facetious”)
• jokomentio (“hoax”)
• jokoza (“jocular, waggish, facetious”)
• laciva joko (“broad jest, coarse joke”)
• malgusta joko (“a bad joke, a vulgar joke”)

See also

• quodlibeto (“pun, quibble, sorry joke, jest”)

Javanese

Noun

joko

1. nonstandard spelling of jaka

Karelian

Regional variants of joko

North Karelian (Viena)	joko
South Karelian (Tver)	jogo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoko/
• Hyphenation: jo‧ko

Adverb

joko

1. (North Karelian) form of jo (with enclitic -ko)

References

• P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “joko”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
• Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “joko”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[2], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Latvian

Verb

joko

1. inflection of jokot:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular imperative
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of jokot
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of jokot

Rayón Zoque

Noun

joko

1. smoke

Related terms

• jokoꞌʌyu
• jokʌyu

References

• Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984), Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 10

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• zókòó (Ào)
• jókòó

Etymology

Possibly from jó +‎ òkó

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒò.kó/

Verb

jòkó

1. (Ekiti) alternative form of jókòó (“to sit (down)”)

Verb

jokò

1. (Owe) alternative form of jókòó (“to sit (down)”)

Derived terms

• ìjòkó