oko

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oko"

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Translingual

Symbol

oko

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Old Korean.

Barasana

Noun

oko

water
rain

Derived terms

References

1982, Hugh-Jones, Barasana Cosmology, in Ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy in the American tropics: oko sohe "the east (literally: the water door)", kuma oko "summer rain (by extension, any heavy rain)", oko uhu "master of water: the egret"

Carapana

Noun

oko

water

References

Ronald G. Metzger, The Morpheme KA- of Carapana (Tucanoan)

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

oko

oko

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech oko, from Proto-Slavic *oko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈoko]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: oko

Noun

oko n (diminutive očko)

(anatomy) eye
zmizet z očí ― to disappear from sight

Otevřela oči. ― She opened her eyes.
(card games) twenty-one, pontoon
tarn
eye (center of a storm)

Usage notes

The plural of definition 1 takes the dual form, which changes the gender from neuter to feminine (seen in agreement, for example "modré oči" – "blue eyes").

Declension

Declension of oko

	singular	plural	dual
nominative	oko	oka	oči
genitive	oka	ok	očí
dative	oku	okám, okům	očím
accusative	oko	oka	oči
vocative	oko	oka	oči
locative	oku	okách	očích
instrumental	okem	oky	očima

Derived terms

adjectives

nouns

verbs

proverbs

Edo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [òkò]^[1]^[2]

Noun

oko

something parceled for certain purposes like gift giving, etc.; parcel

References

^ Agheyisi, Rebecca N. (1986), An Edo-English dictionary, Benin City: Ethiope, →ISBN
^ Melzian, Hans (1937), A Concise Dictionary of the Bini Language of Southern Nigeria‎^[1], London: Kegal Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 142

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto ok

Esperanto -o

Esperanto oko

From ok (“8”) + -o (“noun”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoko/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -oko
Syllabification: o‧ko

Noun

oko (accusative singular okon, plural okoj, accusative plural okojn)

a number or numeral 8
eightsome, a set of eight of something
la kera oko
the eight of hearts

Derived terms

bitoko (“byte”)

Gun

Etymology 1

Cognates include Fon kò, Aja (West Africa) eko (“clay-like soil”)

Alternative forms

kò

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.kò/

Noun

okò (plural okò lɛ́ or okò lẹ́)

clay

Etymology 2

Cognates include Fon ko, Saxwe Gbe oko

Alternative forms

ko

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.kō/

Numeral

oko

twenty

Adjective

oko

twenty

Related terms

	19 fɔtɔ̀n-nùkún-ɛnɛ̀, fọtọ̀n-nùkún-ẹnẹ̀	20	21 ko-nùkún-ɖòkpó, ko-nùkún-dòpó
cardinal number	oko, ko
ordinal number	okotɔ́, okotọ́

Japanese

Romanization

oko

Rōmaji transcription of おこ

Kari'na

**Kari'na cardinal numbers**
< 1	2	3 >
Cardinal : oko

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *atjôkô.

Pronunciation

(Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key): [oːko]
(East Suriname) IPA^(key): [oʔko]

Numeral

oko (nominalized okono)

two

References

Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[3], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 107
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “oko”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 330; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[4], Paris, 1956, page 323

Koreguaje

Noun

oko

water

References

Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968), page 181

Mayo

Noun

oko

pine

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

oko

(obsolete) past plural of aka

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈoko/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈoko/

Noun

oko n

eye
sight, look, gaze
round formation on an object; hole; spot resembling an eye
bulge on a plant resembling an eye

Declension

Declension of oko (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	oko	oči	oka
genitive	oka	očú	ok
dative	oku	očima	okóm
accusative	oko	oči	oka
vocative	oko	oči	oka
locative	ocě, oku	očú	ociech
instrumental	okem	očima	oky

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

Czech: oko

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷsder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak-der.

Proto-Slavic *ȍko

Old Polish oko

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȍko. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɔkɔ/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɔkɔ/

Noun

oko n

(attested in Lesser Poland) eye
- c. 1301-1350, Kazania świętokrzyskie‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, Miechów, page dv 13:
  Videle ocy moy zbauene tuoie
  Widziele oczy moi zbawienie twoje
(in the dual) front of a person; frontside
- Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa‎^[5], page 820:
  Y odvyazaly gy od slupa, a obroczyvschy gy grzebyetem ku slupv y vzyąly yemv rącze opak albo za szye, y czyagnąly tako sylnye aze oblapyl slup vschythek, yako pyrvey oczyma byl przyvyązan
  [I odwiązali ji od słupa a obrociwszy ji grzebietem ku słupu i wzięli jemu ręce opak albo zasie i ciągnęli ji tako silnie, aże obłapił słup wszytek, jako pirwej oczyma był przywiązan]
(figuratively) cognition (ability to reason)
- 1874-1891 [Middle of the 15th century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności‎^{[6], [7], [8]}, volume XXII, page 244:
  Darmo podnossy swe oko na wydzenye boga, gen gescze sam syebye poznacz a wydzecz nye umyege
  [Darmo podnosi swe oko na widzenie Boga, jen jeszcze sam siebie poznać a widzieć nie umieje]
(attested in Masovia) hole in a net
- 1879 [1416], Jan Tadeusz Lubomirski, editor, Księga ziemi czerskiej 1404-1425. Liber terrae Cernensis‎^[9], Masovia, page 76:
  Sex rethe de suberibus bonis valencia dorcas venare, que ad longitudinem XXX passuum vlg. szø[ż]yene ne nayedrzonech debent habere, et XIIII oculos vlg. na *dztyrnacze ok
  [Sex rethe de suberibus bonis valencia dorcas venare, que ad longitudinem XXX passuum vlg. są[ż]enie nie najedrzonych debent habere, et XIIII oculos vlg. na cztyrnacie ok]

Derived terms

adverb

nouns

prepositions

verbs

Descendants

Polish: oko
Silesian: ôko

References

Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “oko”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “oko”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “oko”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

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Noun

oko

home

Polish

Picture dictionary: Oko

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twarz

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

oko

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷsder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak-der.

Proto-Slavic *ȍko

Old Polish oko

Polish oko

Inherited from Old Polish oko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.kɔ/

(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.kɔ/
(Masovia):
- (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈɔ.kɔ]

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔkɔ
Syllabification: o‧ko

Noun

oko n (diminutive oczko, augmentative oczysko)

(countable, anatomy) eye (vision organ)
Synonym: źrenica

Twoje oczy są piękne. ― Your eyes are beautiful.
(uncountable, colloquial) sight (ability to see)
Synonym: wzrok
(chiefly in the plural) eyes (gaze, manner of looking)
Synonym: spojrzenie
(countable) eye (manner of seeing that expresses one's emotions i.e. through art)
(uncountable) eye (supervision or guarding)
(countable) eye (anything round)
(countable) eye (part of a camera)
Synonyms: ślepie, ślepię
(countable, obsolete) unit of weight equal to three pounds
(uncountable, obsolete) presence, countenance
(Middle Polish, games) point on a game die
(Middle Polish) eye (colorful circle on a peacock's tail)
(Middle Polish, botany) bud of a shoot of a plant transplanted to another plant
Hypernym: pączek

Declension

Declension of oko

	singular	plural
nominative	oko	oczy
genitive	oka	oczu/ócz/oczów
dative	oku	oczom
accusative	oko	oczy
instrumental	okiem	oczami/oczyma
locative	oku	oczach
vocative	oko	oczy

Note: ócz and oczów are rare or archaically stylistic.

Derived terms

interjection

kij w oko

particle

na moje oko

phrases

prepositions

proverbs

verbs

bać się spojrzeć w oczy impf
bić w oczy impf
błysnąć w oczach pf, błyskać w oczach impf
błyszczeć w oczach impf
być solą w oku impf
całe życie stanęło przed oczami pf, całe życie staje przed oczami impf
dwoić się w oczach impf
gryźć w oczy impf
kłuć w oczy impf
latać przed oczami impf
łuski spadły z oczu pf, łuski spadają z oczu impf
łza się w oku zakręciła pf, łza się w oku kręci impf
łzy stanęły w oczach pf, łzy stają w oczach impf
mieć bielmo na oczach impf
mieć na oku impf
mieć obłęd w oczach impf
mieć oczy szeroko otwarte impf
mieć przed oczami impf
mieć rentgen w oczach impf
mieć wypisane na twarzy impf
mienić się w oczach impf
móc spojrzeć w oczy impf
napaść oczy pf, paść oczy impf
nawet okiem nie mrugnąć pf
nie odrywać oczu impf
nie uwierzyć własnym oczom pf, nie wierzyć własnym oczom impf
nie widzieć na oczy impf
nie wiedzieć impf, gdzie oczy podziać impf
nie zmrużyć oka pf
oczy ciskają błyskawice impf
oczy otworzyły się pf, oczy otwierają się impf
oczy się kleją impf
oczy się zaśmiały pf, oczy się śmieją impf
oczy stanęły w słup pf, oczy stają w słup impf
oczy wyszły na wierzch pf, oczy wychodzą na wierzch impf
oczy zabłysły pf
oczy zaszły mgłą pf, oczy zachodzą mgłą impf
oczy zaświeciły się pf
oko zbielało pf
otworzyć oczy pf, otwierać oczy impf
otworzyć oczy pf, otwierać oczy impf
patrzeć krzywym okiem impf
podbić oko pf, podbijać oko impf
podsunąć pod nos pf, podsuwać pod nos impf
popatrzyć innymi oczyma pf, patrzeć innymi oczyma impf
postawić oczy w słup pf, stawiać oczy w słup impf
przecierać oczy impf
przejrzeć na oczy pf
przewrócić oczami pf, przewracać oczami impf
przymknąć oko pf, przymykać oko impf
puścić oko pf, puszczać oko impf
robić maślane oczy impf
rozbierać wzrokiem impf
rwać oczy impf
rzucać się w oczy impf
rzucić okiem pf, rzucać okiem impf
skoczyć do oczu pf, skakać do oczu impf
spać z jednym okiem otwartym impf
spędzić sen z oczu pf, spędzać sen z oczu impf
spojrzał prawdzie w oczy pf
stanąć przed oczami pf, stawać przed oczami impf
stracić z oczu pf, tracić z oczu impf
strzelać oczami impf
strzyc oczami impf
sypać piaskiem w oczy impf
świecić oczami impf
świeczki stanęły w oczach pf, świeczki stają w oczach impf
urosnąć w oczach pf, rosnąć w oczach impf
włazić w oczy impf
wpaść w oko pf, wpadać w oko impf
wypatrywać oczy impf
wypłakać oczy pf, wypłakiwać oczy impf
wytrzeszczyć oczy na pf, wytrzeszczać oczy na impf
zajrzeć śmierci w oczy pf, zaglądać śmierci w oczy impf
zajrzeć w oczy pf, zaglądać w oczy impf
zamknąć oczy pf
zamydlić oczy pf, mydlić oczy impf
zaszklić oczy pf, szklić oczy impf
zawiesić oko pf
zdjąć bielmo z oczu pf, zdejmować bielmo z oczu impf
zejść z oczu pf, schodzić z oczu impf
zniknąć z oczu pf, znikać z oczu impf
zobaczyć oczyma wyobraźni pf, widzieć oczyma wyobraźni impf
zrobić się ciemno przed oczami pf, robić się ciemno przed oczami impf
zrobić wielkie oczy pf, robić wielkie oczy impf

Noun

oko n

(chiefly in the plural) layer of fat or lard on top of a liquid
(countable) hole of a net
(uncountable, card games) blackjack
Synonym: blackjack
(uncountable, sailing, colloquial) observation duty on the bow of a ship
(uncountable, sailing, colloquial) sailor performing such a duty
(countable, meteorology) eye of a cyclone
(dialectal) tarn
shiny surface of water
(Near Masovian) part of a rod holding a ladder to a wagon (luśnia which is placed at the end of the axis

Declension

Declension of oko

	singular	plural
nominative	oko	oka
genitive	oka	ok
dative	oku	okom
accusative	oko	oka
instrumental	okiem	okami
locative	oku	okach
vocative	oko	oka

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), oko is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 32 times in scientific texts, 7 times in news, 14 times in essays, 158 times in fiction, and 84 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 295 times, making it the 171st most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.^[1]

References

^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “oko”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎^[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 329

Secoya

Alternative forms

oco

Noun

oko

water

References

Linguistic series of the Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma, issues 5-7 (1961)

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

oko

Wikipedia ^sh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ôko/
Hyphenation: o‧ko

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

Noun

ȍko n (Cyrillic spelling о̏ко)

(anatomy) eye

Declension

Declension of *oko*
	singular	plural
nominative	ȍko	ȍči
genitive	ȍka	òčijū
dative	oku	očima
accusative	oko	oči
vocative	oko	oči
locative	oku	očima
instrumental	okom	očima

Etymology 2

Preposition

ȍko (Cyrillic spelling о̏ко) [with genitive]

around, about, roughly, approximately
Zaplijenjeno je oko 45 kilograma. ― Approximately 45 kilograms were seized.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

oko (Cyrillic spelling око)

vocative singular of oka

Siona

Noun

oko

water

References

Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968), page 181

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

oko

Wikipedia ^sk

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷsder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak-der.

Proto-Slavic *oko

Slovak oko

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔkɔ/, [ˈɔkɔ]
Audio (Bratislava): (file)
Rhymes: -ɔkɔ
Hyphenation: o‧ko

Noun

oko n (relational adjective očný, augmentative očisko)

eye
sprout on a potato

Declension

Declension of *oko*
(pattern *mesto*)
	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	oko	oči	oká
genitive	oka	očí, očú	ôk
dative	oku	očiam	okám
accusative	oko	oči	oká
locative	oku	očiach	okách
instrumental	okom	očami	okami

Derived terms

adverb

zoči-voči

nouns

obočie

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

oko

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔkóː/

Noun

okọ̑ n

eye
sprout
(dysphemistic, figuratively) watching person
(cooking) hole in cheese
(engineering) a hole for securing the material during lifting

Declension

All senses except first

First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , mobile accent, -s- infix, showing signs of first Slavic palatalization
nom. sing.	okọ̑
gen. sing.	očẹ̑sa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	očẹ̑sa
genitive rodȋlnik	očẹ̑sa	očẹ̑s	očẹ̑s
dative dajȃlnik	očẹ̑su, očẹ̑si	očẹ̑soma, očẹ̑sama	očẹ̑som, očẹ̑sam
accusative tožȋlnik	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	očẹ̑sa
locative mẹ̑stnik	očẹ̑su, očẹ̑si	očẹ̑sih, očẹ̑sah	očẹ̑sih, očẹ̑sah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	očẹ̑som	očẹ̑soma, očẹ̑sama	očẹ̑si
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	očẹ̑sa

First sense

First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , mobile accent, -s- infix, showing signs of first Slavic palatalization, suppletive in the plural, feminine in the plural
nom. sing.	okọ̑
gen. sing.	očẹ̑sa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	očȋ
genitive rodȋlnik	očẹ̑sa	očī	očī
dative dajȃlnik	očẹ̑su, očẹ̑si	očẹ̑soma, očẹ̑sama	očẹ̄m
accusative tožȋlnik	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	očȋ
locative mẹ̑stnik	očẹ̑su, očẹ̑si	očẹ́h	očẹ́h
instrumental orọ̑dnik	očẹ̑som	očẹ̑soma, očẹ̑sama	očmí
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	očȋ

The dual is used when referring specifically to both eyes:
V vojni je izgubil obe očesi. ― He lost both eyes in the war.

Obsolete or regional

First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , mobile accent, -s- infix, showing signs of first Slavic palatalization, loses the infix in the plural
nom. sing.	okọ̑
gen. sing.	očẹ̑sa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	ọ̑ke
genitive rodȋlnik	očẹ̑sa	ọ̑k	ọ̑k
dative dajȃlnik	očẹ̑su, očẹ̑si	očẹ̑soma, očẹ̑sama	ọ̑kom, ọ̑kam
accusative tožȋlnik	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	ọ̑ke
locative mẹ̑stnik	očẹ̑su, očẹ̑si	ọ̑kih, ọ̑kah	ọ̑kih, ọ̑kah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	očẹ̑som	očẹ̑soma, očẹ̑sama	ọ̑ki
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	okọ̑	očẹ̑si	ọ̑ke

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian ȍko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ́ːkɔ/

Noun

ȏko n

(only present in phrase od ȏka) eye

Declension

First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	ȏko
gen. sing.	ȏka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	ȏko	ȏki	ȏke
genitive rodȋlnik	ȏka	ȏk	ȏk
dative dajȃlnik	ȏku, ȏki	ȏkoma, ȏkama	ȏkom, ȏkam
accusative tožȋlnik	ȏko	ȏki	ȏke
locative mẹ̑stnik	ȏku, ȏki	ȏkih, ȏkah	ȏkih, ȏkah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	ȏkom	ȏkoma, ȏkama	ȏki
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	ȏko	ȏki	ȏke

Derived terms

od oka

Tocharian A

Etymology

Related to Tocharian A oko (“id”), but through what manner is uncertain. Probably borrowed from Tocharian B to Tocharian A, in which case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (“berry, fruit”).

Noun

oko ?

fruit

Tocharian B

Etymology

Related to Tocharian A oko (“id”), but through what manner is uncertain. Probably a borrowing from Tocharian B to A. From there, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (“berry, fruit”), making it cognate with Lithuanian úoga, Russian я́года (jágoda), Old English æcern (whence English acorn), etc. Also possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“increase, grow”), in which case cognate with auk- (“to grow”), Lithuanian augti, Latin augeo, etc.

Noun

oko n

fruit
result, effect, consequence

Derived terms

okotstse (“fruitful”)

Tsou

Noun

oko

child; kid

Tucano

Noun

okó

water

References

Estudios tucanos (1979), issue 3, page 16: [oko] 'agua' /oko/
HG

Tuyuca

Noun

okó

water

References

Janet Barnes, notes on Tuyuca in Tucano, in The Amazonian Languages (Robert M. W. Dixon)

Warao

Pronoun

oko (singular iné)

we, first person plural nominative pronoun
Sina sisiko oko narutera. ^[1]
With whom will we go.

Osibu oko yabae nobotuma sina ribuae. ^[2]
Some grandfathers said "we fished for morokoto".

References

Focus, chapter 8: Warao and Urarina

^ Romero-Figueroa 1997.34
^ Romero-Figueroa 1997.52-53

Xhosa

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ôːko]

Pronoun

ôko

that; class 15 distal demonstrative.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ôːko]

Pronoun

ôko

that; class 17 distal demonstrative.

Yanomam

Etymology

Cognate to Yanomamö oko.

Noun

oko (unclassified holonym; singulative oko a, dual oko kipë, plural oko pë)

crab

References

Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017), Yanomama Clause Structure‎^[13], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala óko, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ko

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.kō/

Noun

oko

farm, field

Derived terms

ajáko (“jackal”)
ewéko (“plant”)
ẹranko (“animal”)
iléko (“farmhouse”)
olóko (“farm owner”)
Òrìṣàoko

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.kò/

Noun

òkò

stone; projectile
Synonym: òkúta

Etymology 3

From Proto-Yoruboid *ó-kó. Compare with dó (“to have sex”), akọ (“male”) and ọkọ (“husband”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.kó/

Noun

okó

(vulgar) penis
Synonym: kòkòrò

Coordinate terms

òbò

Derived terms

ọkùnrin

References

Adebayo, Taofeeq (2020), “Some Diachronic Changes in Yoruba Grammar”, in Journal of West African Languages

[1] Agheyisi, Rebecca N. (1986), An Edo-English dictionary, Benin City: Ethiope, →ISBN

[2] Melzian, Hans (1937), A Concise Dictionary of the Bini Language of Southern Nigeria‎^[1], London: Kegal Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 142

[3] Ida Kurcz (1990), “oko”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎^[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 329

[4] Romero-Figueroa 1997.34

[5] Romero-Figueroa 1997.52-53

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Playing cards in Esperanto · ludkartoj (layout · text)

aso	duo	trio	kvaro	kvino	seso	sepo

oko	naŭo	deko	fanto, bubo	damo	reĝo	ĵokero

Translingual

Symbol

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Barasana

Noun

Derived terms

References

Carapana

Noun

References

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Edo

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Gun

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

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Numeral

Adjective

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Japanese

Romanization

Kari'na

Etymology

Pronunciation

Numeral

References

Koreguaje

Noun

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Mayo

Noun

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

Old Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

Old Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Paraguayan Guarani

Pronunciation

Noun

Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

Declension

Trivia