kilo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kilo"

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Translingual

Noun

kilo

2. Alternative letter-case form of Kilo of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

enPR: kē′lō, Rhymes: -iːləʊ

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːləʊ/ (Received Pronunciation)

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiloʊ/ (General American)

enPR: kĭ′lō, Rhymes: -ɪləʊ

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪləʊ/ (Received Pronunciation, less common)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪloʊ/ (General American, less common)

enPR: kĭ-lō′

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈloː/ (South Asia)

Noun

kilo (plural kilos)

1. Clipping of kilogram.
   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects as chefs put bugs back on the menu”, in The Guardian Weekly‎^[3], volume 189, number 7, archived from the original on 14 January 2025, page 32:

     The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […] . But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.

2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Derived terms

• kiloware

Translations

short form of kilogram

• Arabic: كِيلُو m (kīlū)

  Hijazi Arabic: كيلو m (kīlu)

• Armenian: կիլո (hy) (kilo)
• Belarusian: кіло́ n (kiló)
• Catalan: quilo (ca) m
• Chamicuro: kilo
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 啟羅 / 启罗 (kai² lo⁴) (obsolete)

  Hakka: 奇勞 / 奇劳 (ki-ló)

  Mandarin: 公斤 (zh) (gōngjīn), 千克 (zh) (qiānkè)

• Czech: kilo (cs)
• Danish: kilo (da) n
• Estonian: kilo (et)
• Faroese: kilo n
• Finnish: kilo (fi)
• French: kilo (fr) m
• Galician: quilo
• Georgian: კილო (ḳilo)
• German: Kilo (de) n
• Greek: κιλό (el) n (kiló)
• Hindi: किलो m (kilo)
• Hungarian: kiló (hu)
• Ingrian: kilo
• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} kilo
• Italian: chilo (it) m
• Japanese: キロ (ja) (kiro)
• Korean: 킬로 (ko) (killo)
• Lao: ກິໂລ (lo) (ki lō)
• Latvian: kilo m
• Norman: kilo m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kilo (no) m or n

  Nynorsk: kilo m or n

• Persian: کیلو (fa) (kilu)
• Polish: kilo (pl) n
• Portuguese: quilo (pt) m
• Romanian: kil (ro) n, chil (ro) n
• Russian: кило́ (ru) n (kiló)
• Slovak: kilo n
• Slovene: kila (sl) f (colloquial)
• Spanish: kilo (es), quilo (es)
• Swahili: kilo (sw)
• Swedish: kilo (sv) n
• Tamil: கிலோ (ta) (kilō)
• Thai: โล (th) (loh), กิโล (th) (gì-loo)
• Ukrainian: кіло́ n (kiló)
• Yiddish: קילאָ m (kilo)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} kîlo (ku) f, ^{(please verify)} kêlo (ku) f, ^{(please verify)} kîlogram (ku) f

See also

• kilo-

Anagrams

• Ilok, Loki

Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish kilo.

Noun

kilo

1. kilo(gram)

Chinese

Etymology

From English kilo or clipping of English kilogram.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ki¹ lou² / kei¹ lou²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ki¹ lou² / kei¹ lou²
    • Yale: kī lóu / kēi lóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ki¹ lou² / kei¹ lou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ki¹ lou² / kéi¹ lou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/, /kʰei̯⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

Classifier

kilo

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) kilogram

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 公斤 (“kilogram”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		千克, 公斤
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	公斤
	Taiwan	公斤
	Chengde	公斤
	Chifeng	公斤
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	公斤
	Heihe	公斤
	Qiqihar	公斤
	Harbin	公斤
	Jiamusi	公斤
	Baicheng	公斤
	Changchun	公斤
	Tonghua	公斤
	Shenyang	公斤
	Jinzhou	公斤
	Malaysia	公斤
	Singapore	公斤
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	公斤
	Tangshan	公斤
	Cangzhou	公斤
	Baoding	公斤
	Shijiazhuang	公斤
	Lijin	公斤
	Jinan	公斤
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	公斤
	Dandong	公斤
	Yantai	公斤
	Qingdao	公斤
	Zhucheng	公斤
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	公斤
	Jining	公斤
	Linfen	公斤
	Shangqiu	公斤
	Yuanyang	公斤
	Zhengzhou	公斤
	Xinyang	公斤
	Baihe	公斤
	Baoji	公斤
	Tianshui	公斤
	Xining	公斤
	Dunhuang (Hedong dialect)	公斤
	Xuzhou	公斤
	Fuyang	公斤
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	公斤, кило, килограмм
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	公斤
	Lanzhou	公斤
	Hami	公斤
	Ürümqi	公斤
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	公斤
	Nanchong	公斤
	Dazhou	公斤
	Hanyuan	公斤
	Xichang	公斤
	Zigong	公斤
	Chongqing	公斤
	Wuhan	公斤
	Yichang	公斤
	Xiangyang	公斤
	Tianmen	公斤
	Guiyang	公斤
	Zunyi	公斤
	Bijie	公斤
	Liping	公斤
	Zhaotong	公斤
	Dali	公斤
	Kunming	公斤
	Mengzi	公斤
	Guilin	公斤
	Liuzhou	公斤
	Jishou	公斤
	Changde	公斤
	Hanzhong	公斤
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	公斤
	Yangzhou	公斤
	Lianyungang	公斤
	Lianshui	公斤
	Nantong	公斤
	Anqing	公斤
	Wuhu	公斤
	Hefei	公斤
	Hong'an	公斤
Cantonese	Hong Kong	公斤, kilo, K
	Beihai	公斤
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	公斤, kí
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	公斤
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	公斤
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	公斤, kilo
	Singapore (Guangfu)	kilo, 公斤
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	kí
	Móng Cái	kí
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	公斤
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	公斤
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	公斤
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	公斤
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	公斤
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	公斤
Huizhou	Shexian	公斤
Jin	Taiyuan	公斤
	Yangyuan	公斤
	Datong	公斤
	Xinzhou	公斤
	Lüliang (Lishi)	公斤
	Changzhi	公斤
	Linhe	公斤
	Jining	公斤
	Hohhot	公斤
	Erenhot	公斤
	Pingshan	公斤
	Zhangjiakou	公斤
	Handan	公斤
	Linzhou	公斤
	Suide	公斤
Southern Min	Xiamen	公斤
	Quanzhou	公斤
	Zhangzhou	公斤
	Penang (Hokkien)	kilo
	Singapore (Hokkien)	kilo
	Manila (Hokkien)	kilo
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	公斤
Wu	Xiangshan	公斤

See also

• K

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Clipping of kilogramm (“kilogram”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo

1. kilo

Declension

Declension of kilo

	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kilolar
genitive	kilonıñ	kilolarnıñ
dative	kiloğa	kilolarğa
accusative	kilonı	kilolarnı
locative	kiloda	kilolarda
ablative	kilodan	kilolardan

References

• “kilo”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Czech kilo-

Czech gram

Czech kilogramclip.

Czech kilo

Clipping of kilogram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪlo]
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo n

1. kilo, short for kilogram
2. (informal) a hundred crowns (Czech currency)

   Synonym: stovka f

Declension

Declension of kilo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kila
genitive	kila	kil
dative	kilu	kilům
accusative	kilo	kila
vocative	kilo	kila
locative	kilu, kile	kilech
instrumental	kilem	kily

Derived terms

• pětikilo n

See also

• litr m
• tác m
• bůr m
• pade f
• pětka f
• kačka f

Further reading

• “kilo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kilo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiloː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kilo c or n (plural kilo's, diminutive kilootje n)

1. abbreviation of kilogram

Descendants

• → Aukan: kilo
• → Kari'na: kiro

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈk̟ilo̞]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification^(key): ki‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): ki‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French kilo, likely through German Kilo and Swedish kilo. By surface analysis, clipping of kilogramma.

Noun

kilo

1. kilogram, kilo

Declension

Inflection of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kilo	kilot
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kilo	kilot
accusative	nom.	kilo	kilot
	gen.	kilon
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
inessive		kilossa	kiloissa
elative		kilosta	kiloista
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
adessive		kilolla	kiloilla
ablative		kilolta	kiloilta
allative		kilolle	kiloille
essive		kilona	kiloina
translative		kiloksi	kiloiksi
abessive		kilotta	kiloitta
instructive		—	kiloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kiloni kiloni accusative nom. kiloni kiloni gen. kiloni genitive kiloni kilojeni partitive kiloani kilojani inessive kilossani kiloissani elative kilostani kiloistani illative kilooni kiloihini adessive kilollani kiloillani ablative kiloltani kiloiltani allative kilolleni kiloilleni essive kilonani kiloinani translative kilokseni kiloikseni abessive kilottani kiloittani instructive — — comitative — kiloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kilosi kilosi accusative nom. kilosi kilosi gen. kilosi genitive kilosi kilojesi partitive kiloasi kilojasi inessive kilossasi kiloissasi elative kilostasi kiloistasi illative kiloosi kiloihisi adessive kilollasi kiloillasi ablative kiloltasi kiloiltasi allative kilollesi kiloillesi essive kilonasi kiloinasi translative kiloksesi kiloiksesi abessive kilottasi kiloittasi instructive — — comitative — kiloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kilomme kilomme accusative nom. kilomme kilomme gen. kilomme genitive kilomme kilojemme partitive kiloamme kilojamme inessive kilossamme kiloissamme elative kilostamme kiloistamme illative kiloomme kiloihimme adessive kilollamme kiloillamme ablative kiloltamme kiloiltamme allative kilollemme kiloillemme essive kilonamme kiloinamme translative kiloksemme kiloiksemme abessive kilottamme kiloittamme instructive — — comitative — kiloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kilonne kilonne accusative nom. kilonne kilonne gen. kilonne genitive kilonne kilojenne partitive kiloanne kilojanne inessive kilossanne kiloissanne elative kilostanne kiloistanne illative kiloonne kiloihinne adessive kilollanne kiloillanne ablative kiloltanne kiloiltanne allative kilollenne kiloillenne essive kilonanne kiloinanne translative kiloksenne kiloiksenne abessive kilottanne kiloittanne instructive — — comitative — kiloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kilonsa kilonsa accusative nom. kilonsa kilonsa gen. kilonsa genitive kilonsa kilojensa partitive kiloaan kiloansa kilojaan kilojansa inessive kilossaan kilossansa kiloissaan kiloissansa elative kilostaan kilostansa kiloistaan kiloistansa illative kiloonsa kiloihinsa adessive kilollaan kilollansa kiloillaan kiloillansa ablative kiloltaan kiloltansa kiloiltaan kiloiltansa allative kilolleen kilollensa kiloilleen kiloillensa essive kilonaan kilonansa kiloinaan kiloinansa translative kilokseen kiloksensa kiloikseen kiloiksensa abessive kilottaan kilottansa kiloittaan kiloittansa instructive — — comitative — kiloineen kiloinensa

Derived terms

• kilohinta
• kiloinen
• kiloittain
• kilokakku
• kilokalori
• kiloparsek
• kilopulla
• kilotavara
• liikakilo
• neljänneskilo
• painokilo
• parikiloinen
• parikymmenkiloinen
• puolikiloinen
• raskauskilo
• satakiloinen
• varttikilo
• viisikiloinen

See also

• kilohaili (initial component unrelated)

Further reading

• “2. kilo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 31 January 2026

Etymology 2

Probably kileä +‎ -o. Cognate with Karelian kilo.

Noun

kilo

1. (chiefly poetic) shine, gleam

   auringonkilo ― sunshine

Declension

Inflection of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kilo	kilot
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kilo	kilot
accusative	nom.	kilo	kilot
	gen.	kilon
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
inessive		kilossa	kiloissa
elative		kilosta	kiloista
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
adessive		kilolla	kiloilla
ablative		kilolta	kiloilta
allative		kilolle	kiloille
essive		kilona	kiloina
translative		kiloksi	kiloiksi
abessive		kilotta	kiloitta
instructive		—	kiloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kiloni kiloni accusative nom. kiloni kiloni gen. kiloni genitive kiloni kilojeni partitive kiloani kilojani inessive kilossani kiloissani elative kilostani kiloistani illative kilooni kiloihini adessive kilollani kiloillani ablative kiloltani kiloiltani allative kilolleni kiloilleni essive kilonani kiloinani translative kilokseni kiloikseni abessive kilottani kiloittani instructive — — comitative — kiloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kilosi kilosi accusative nom. kilosi kilosi gen. kilosi genitive kilosi kilojesi partitive kiloasi kilojasi inessive kilossasi kiloissasi elative kilostasi kiloistasi illative kiloosi kiloihisi adessive kilollasi kiloillasi ablative kiloltasi kiloiltasi allative kilollesi kiloillesi essive kilonasi kiloinasi translative kiloksesi kiloiksesi abessive kilottasi kiloittasi instructive — — comitative — kiloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kilomme kilomme accusative nom. kilomme kilomme gen. kilomme genitive kilomme kilojemme partitive kiloamme kilojamme inessive kilossamme kiloissamme elative kilostamme kiloistamme illative kiloomme kiloihimme adessive kilollamme kiloillamme ablative kiloltamme kiloiltamme allative kilollemme kiloillemme essive kilonamme kiloinamme translative kiloksemme kiloiksemme abessive kilottamme kiloittamme instructive — — comitative — kiloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kilonne kilonne accusative nom. kilonne kilonne gen. kilonne genitive kilonne kilojenne partitive kiloanne kilojanne inessive kilossanne kiloissanne elative kilostanne kiloistanne illative kiloonne kiloihinne adessive kilollanne kiloillanne ablative kiloltanne kiloiltanne allative kilollenne kiloillenne essive kilonanne kiloinanne translative kiloksenne kiloiksenne abessive kilottanne kiloittanne instructive — — comitative — kiloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kilonsa kilonsa accusative nom. kilonsa kilonsa gen. kilonsa genitive kilonsa kilojensa partitive kiloaan kiloansa kilojaan kilojansa inessive kilossaan kilossansa kiloissaan kiloissansa elative kilostaan kilostansa kiloistaan kiloistansa illative kiloonsa kiloihinsa adessive kilollaan kilollansa kiloillaan kiloillansa ablative kiloltaan kiloltansa kiloiltaan kiloiltansa allative kilolleen kilollensa kiloilleen kiloillensa essive kilonaan kilonansa kiloinaan kiloinansa translative kilokseen kiloksensa kiloikseen kiloiksensa abessive kilottaan kilottansa kiloittaan kiloittansa instructive — — comitative — kiloineen kiloinensa

Derived terms

• kilottaa

compounds

• auringonkilo

Further reading

• “1. kilo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 31 January 2026

Anagrams

• Koli, loki, olki

French

Etymology

From the prefix kilo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.lo/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. kilo
2. (colloquial, singular or plural) a large quantity

Descendants

• → Kaba: kìlō

Further reading

• “kilo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tiro (compare with Samoan tilo, Māori tiro); but disputed further.

• According to Wolff (2010): from Proto-Oceanic *tidro (compare with Fijian tidro “to peer at something”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tindaw (compare with Malay tinjau “to inspect, to keep an eye on”).

• According to Osmond and Pawley (2016): from Proto-Oceanic *tirop (compare with Fijian tidro as above) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tindap

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.lo/, [ˈti.lo]

Verb

kilo

1. (transitive) to watch, gaze

Derived terms

• aniani kilo
• hākilo
• hoʻokilo
• kilohi
• kilokilo
• mākilo
• ʻōkilo

Noun

kilo

1. watch or observer, someone who watches or observes

Derived terms

• kilo hōkū

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian кило (kilo).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞ˑ]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo

1. short for kilogramma: kilo
   • 1937, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 94:

     Dƶindaun rattail oli 30 killoa munnaa, 40 killoa föklää i kilo sukuria.

     In Džindau's carts there were 30 kilos of potatoes, 40 kilos of beetroot and a kilo of sugar.

Declension

Declension of kilo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kilot
genitive	kilon	killoin, kiloloin
partitive	killoa	kiloja, kiloloja
illative	killoo	killoi, kiloloihe
inessive	kilos	kilois, kilolois
elative	kilost	kiloist, kiloloist
allative	kilolle	kiloille, kiloloille
adessive	kilol	kiloil, kiloloil
ablative	kilolt	kiloilt, kiloloilt
translative	kiloks	kiloiks, kiloloiks
essive	kilonna, killoon	kiloinna, kiloloinna, killoin, kiloloin
exessive1)	kilont	kiloint, kiloloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Etymology 2

From kili (“goat”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkiloi̯/, [ˈkiɫo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ilo, -iloi̯
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo

1. synonym of kili

Declension

Declension of kilo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kilot
genitive	kilon	killoin, kiloloin
partitive	killoa	kiloja, kiloloja
illative	killoo	killoi, kiloloihe
inessive	kilos	kilois, kilolois
elative	kilost	kiloist, kiloloist
allative	kilolle	kiloille, kiloloille
adessive	kilol	kiloil, kiloloil
ablative	kilolt	kiloilt, kiloloilt
translative	kiloks	kiloiks, kiloloiks
essive	kilonna, killoon	kiloinna, kiloloinna, killoin, kiloloin
exessive1)	kilont	kiloint, kiloloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 165

Karao

Noun

kilo

1. kilogram

Latvian

Noun

kilo m (invariable)

1. alternative form of kilograms

Norman

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. (Jersey) kilo

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰilo/

Noun

kilo

1. kilo, kilogramme

   Synonym: kilográmˈmá

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• gilo

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[6], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çiːlu/, [ˈçiː.lʊ]

Noun

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloene)

kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa or kiloene)

1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Synonyms

• kilogram

References

• “kilo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çiːlu/, [ˈçiː.lʊ]

Noun

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Synonyms

• kilogram

References

• “kilo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.lɔ/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Eastern Kraków) IPA^(key): [ˈki.lɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ilɔ
• Syllabification: ki‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French kilo. By surface analysis, clipping of kilogram.

Noun

kilo n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) kilogram
2. (colloquial, rare) any other unit whose name starts with kilo-, like the kilometre

Etymology 2

See kilka.

Numeral

kilo

1. (Eastern Kraków, Gmina Stopnica) alternative form of kilka

Further reading

• “kilo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[7] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kilo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[8] (in Polish)
• Jan Karłowicz (1901), “kilka i kilku”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 353

Romani

Noun

kilo m (plural kile)

1. stake

Romanian

Noun

kilo n (plural kilo)

1. alternative form of kil

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	kilo	kiloul	kilo	kilole
genitive-dative	kilo	kiloului	kilo	kilolor
vocative	kiloule		kilolor

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kilo (Cyrillic spelling кило)

1. vocative singular of kila

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiɫɔ/

Noun

kilo n (genitive singular kila, nominative plural kilá, genitive plural kíl, declension pattern of mesto)

1. kilo, short for kilogram

Declension

Declension of kilo
(pattern mesto)

	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kilá
genitive	kila	kíl
dative	kilu	kilám
accusative	kilo	kilá
locative	kile	kilách
instrumental	kilom	kilami

Derived terms

• kilový
• kilečko

Further reading

• “kilo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Noun

kilo

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kila

Spanish

Alternative forms

• quilo (rare)

Etymology

Clipping of kilogramo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/ [ˈki.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. kilo (kilogram)

   Synonyms: kilogramo, quilo, quilogramo

2. the letter K in the Spanish spelling alphabet
3. (Spain, colloquial, historical) a million pesetas

   Coordinate term: talego

4. (Spain, colloquial) a million euros

Further reading

• “kilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kilo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kilo class IX or VII (plural kilo class X)

1. kilogram

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕiːlʊ/, (now chiefly regional) /ˈkiːlʊ/
• Rhymes: -¹iːlʊ

Noun

kilo n

1. kilo, clipping of kilogram

   Hunden väger 52 kilo

   The dog weighs 52 kilos

Declension

Declension of kilo

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kilo	kilos
	definite	kilot	kilots
plural	indefinite	kilon	kilons
	definite	kilona	kilonas

See also

• kilo-

References

• “kilo”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kilo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kilo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• olik

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiluq. Compare Ilocano nakillo (“winding; twisted; broken (of language)”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈloʔ/ [kɪˈloʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: ki‧lo

Adjective

kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)

1. bent; crooked; curved

   Synonyms: baluktot, nakabaluktot, balikuko, nakabalikuko, buktot

Alternative forms

• quilo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Derived terms

• kumilo

Noun

kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)

1. quality of being bent, crooked, or curved (of lines, wires, branches, etc.)

   Synonyms: baluktot, kabaluktutan, balikuko, kabalikukuan

2. bent or curved portion of something

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish kilo, or analytically, Clipping of kilogramo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/ [ˈkiː.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)

1. kilo; kilogram
2. act of weighing something in kilograms

Derived terms

• kiluhan
• kiluhin
• magkilo
• pagkikilo

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/ [ˈkiː.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)

1. rafter; crossbeam that supports the roofing

See also

• batangan

Further reading

• “kilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• liko

Turkish

Etymology

From French kilo.

Noun

kilo (definite accusative kiloyu, plural kilolar)

1. clipping of kilogram

Derived terms

• kilo almak
• kilo vermek

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кило́ (kiló).

Noun

kilo

1. kilogram, kilo

Inflection

Inflection of kilo (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	kilo
genitive sing.	kilon
partitive sing.	kilod
partitive plur.	kiloid
	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kilod
accusative	kilon	kilod
genitive	kilon	kiloiden
partitive	kilod	kiloid
essive-instructive	kilon	kiloin
translative	kiloks	kiloikš
inessive	kilos	kiloiš
elative	kilospäi	kiloišpäi
illative	kilho kiloho	kiloihe
adessive	kilol	kiloil
ablative	kilolpäi	kiloilpäi
allative	kilole	kiloile
abessive	kilota	kiloita
comitative	kilonke	kiloidenke
prolative	kilodme	kiloidme
approximative I	kilonno	kiloidenno
approximative II	kilonnoks	kiloidennoks
egressive	kilonnopäi	kiloidennopäi
terminative I	kilhosai kilohosai	kiloihesai
terminative II	kilolesai	kiloilesai
terminative III	kilossai	—
additive I	kilhopäi kilohopäi	kiloihepäi
additive II	kilolepäi	kiloilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “килограмм”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[9], Petrozavodsk: Periodika