nako

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nako"

Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnakɒ/

Noun

nako

1. blood

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈnakoʔ/ [ˈn̪aː.koʔ]
• Hyphenation: na‧ko

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *ni (“marker of possession”) + *akən (“1sg oblique”). Cognate with Hiligaynon nakon.

Pronoun

nakò (Badlit spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)

1. 1st person postposed indirect-marked pronoun
   1. (possessive) my; mine

      Coordinate terms: (preposed) ako, akoa

      balay nako ― my house

   2. (object of a verb) (by) me

      gipalit nako ang sinina

      The dress was bought by me/I bought the dress

Usage notes

• When the subject of the verb is a second-person singular pronoun, ta replaces nako.

  gipalitan ta ka (tika) og mansanas ― I bought you an apple

  gihigugma ta mo ― I love you all

Etymology 2

Clipping of kanako.

Pronoun

nakò (Badlit spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)

1. short form of kanako (“1st person sing. oblique”)

   Synonyms: (colloquial) sa ako, sa akoa

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

			direct		indirect (postposed)		indirect (preposed)		oblique
	Length:		full	short1	full	short2	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person		akó	ko	nakò3	ko3	akò	akóa	kanakò	nakò
	second person		ikáw	ka	nímo	mo	ímo	imóha	kanímo	nímo
	third person		siyá		níya		íya	iyáha	kaníya	níya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atóa	kanatò	natò
		exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amóa	kanamò	namò
	second person		kamó	mo	nínyo		ínyo	inyóha	kanínyo	nínyo
	third person		silá		níla		íla	iláha	kaníla	níla

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.

Dogrib

Noun

nako

1. alternative form of naeko (“vomit”)

References

• Dogrib Divisional Board of Education (1996), A Dogrib Dictionary, Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories, Canada: Dogrib Divisional Board of Education, →ISBN, page 166

Loloda

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-North Halmahera (likely of the form *nako); compare Galela nako, Sahu nana'o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ko/

Verb

nako

1. (transitive) to know

References

• M. J. van Baarda (1904), Het Lòda'sch, in vergelijking met het Galėla'sch dialect op Halmaheira

Northern Sotho

Noun

nako

1. time

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnako/
• Rhymes: -ako
• Hyphenation: na‧ko

Noun

nako

1. marrow, bone marrow

References

• “nako”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈko/ [n̪ɐˈx̠o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: na‧ko

Interjection

nakó (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)

1. alternative form of naku

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnako/ [ˈn̪aː.x̠o]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: na‧ko

Contraction

nako (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜓ) (colloquial)

1. contraction of na ako: I am already […]

Anagrams

• Kano