Japanese
Etymology 1
Analyzable as a combination of か (ka, interrogative and indeterminate particle) + も (mo, “also, as well, too”, inclusive particle).
Often used as a shortening of longer expression かも知れない (ka mo shirenai, “may, might, perhaps”).
Pronunciation
Particle
かも • (ka mo)
- short for かも知れない (ka mo shirenai, “may, might, perhaps”)
- そうかもね。
- Sō ka mo ne.
- Maybe that's how it is. / Maybe you're right.
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of かも – see the following entries.
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| 【鴨】J
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- [noun] a duck
- [noun] (slang) (from the way ducks return to the same place and are thus easy to hunt) a mark or easy target for a swindle, someone who is likely to lose at gambling or other competition
- [noun] (slang) (from the good flavor of duck meat) short for 鴨の味 (kamo no aji, “duck flavor”): a very good flavor; by extension, any remarkably good sensation or feeling, particularly describing happy married life
- [noun] (slang) (from the uniform of black clothing) short for 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “black duck”): a male servant, such as a butler or chauffeur (compare English penguin)
- [proper noun] a surname
- [proper noun] any of various places, particularly in Kyoto
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| 【加茂】
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- [proper noun] a surname
- [proper noun] any of various cities, towns, or districts in Japan, especially Kamo, Niigata.
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(This term, かも (kamo), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かも, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かも.)
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