kao

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

Translingual

Symbol

kao

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kassonke.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kassonke terms

Finnish

Verb

kao

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

Anagrams

• oka

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkao̯/, [ˈkɐo̯]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tao (“spear, lance”), from Proto-Oceanic *sao(t) (“spear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saet (“spear”).

Noun

kao

1. fishspear, javelin
2. dart
3. stingray spike
4. skyrocket, firebrand

Derived terms

• Nākao

Verb

kao

1. (of a spear, javelin, etc.) to throw

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English goat.

Noun

kao

1. goat

Further reading

• kao in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

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

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Common slang): k'o
• (Chavakian Ikavian): kaj
• (Montenegrin): ka
• (Central Serbia): ki

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 +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kao class V (plural makao class VI)

1. residence, domicile

   Synonyms: kikao, ukao