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

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Verb

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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

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English goat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkao̯/, [ˈkɐo̯]

Noun

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kao

  1. goat

Japanese

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Romanization

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kao

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かお

Mandarin

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Romanization

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kao

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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From kȁko.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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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

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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

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kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)

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

Swahili

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Etymology

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From -kaa.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kao (ma class, plural makao)

  1. residence, domicile
    Synonyms: kikao, ukao