kao

See also: Kao, kaó, kào, kāo, kǎo, and ka'o

Finnish

Verb

kao

1. present active indicative connegative of kakoa
2. second-person singular present imperative of kakoa
3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kakoa

Anagrams

• oka

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English goat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkao̯/, [ˈkɐo̯]

Noun

kao

1. goat

Japanese

Romanization

kao

1. Rōmaji transcription of かお

Mandarin

Romanization

kao

1. Nonstandard spelling of kāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kǎo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Common slang): ko
• (Schavakian Ikavian): kaj
• (Montenegrin): ka

Etymology

From kȁko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâo/
• Hyphenation: ka‧o

Adverb

kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)

1. as, like (the same way or kind as another)

   Dodaj mi nešto oštro, kao nož. ― Hand me something sharp, like a knife.

Conjunction

kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)

1. (in comparisons, commonly followed by da) as, as if, as though, like (in a real or affected manner suggested)

   Šepa kao (da je) ozlijeđen. ― He's limping like he's hurt.

2. (in comparisons, with nominative, informal) as, like (=poput)

   Nije visok kao ja. ― He is not (as) tall as I am.

3. (in comparisons, with genitive, emphatic) as, as much as (to such an extent or degree)

   Imamo hrane kao blata. ― We have food for days.

Interjection

kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)

1. (idiomatic, followed by particle da) as if, like hell (refers to something that the speaker deems highly unlikely.)

Swahili

Etymology

From -kaa.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

kao (ma class, plural makao)

1. residence, domicile

   Synonyms: kikao, ukao