auskalo

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish a buscarlo.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /au̯s̺kalo/ [au̯s̺.ka.lo]
  • Rhymes: -alo, -o
  • Hyphenation: aus‧ka‧lo

Particle

auskalo

  1. who knows?
    Auskalo non dauden giltzak. ― Who knows where the keys are.

Usage notes

  • When not used as a standalone answer to a question, it is followed by a subordinate clause headed by an interrogative pronoun.

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “auskalo”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 119

Further reading

  • “auskalo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “auskalo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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