doko
English
Noun
doko (plural dokos)
- (archaic) A lungfish.
- 1887, Henry Davenport Northrop, Earth, sea and sky: or, marvels of the universe, page 683:
- If the water, which the doko has chosen for its habitation becomes dried up, it wraps itself in a kind of a capsule of mud […]
- a kind of basket made from bamboo, used by porters in Nepal, Bhutan and northern India.
References
- “doko”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Chichewa
Etymology
Unknown. Sometimes claimed to be a borrowing from English dock, which is extremely unlikely due to the term being attested in the dictionary of Johannes Rebmann, compiled before contact with English speakers, as well due to the implosive consonant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɗo.ko/
Noun
doko class 5 (plural madoko class 6)
Esperanto
Etymology
From German Dock, Yiddish דאָק (dok), English dock, all ultimately from Dutch dok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoko/
- Rhymes: -oko
- Hyphenation: do‧ko
Noun
doko (accusative singular dokon, plural dokoj, accusative plural dokojn)
Japanese
Romanization
doko
Nupe
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dò.kò/
Noun
dòkò (plural dòkòzhì)
Derived terms
- dòkò yankpa (“bicycle”)
- dòkòci (“horse-rider”)
- dòkòkpaci (“horse keeper”)
- dòkòm̄bà (“horse stable”)
- dòkòtúci (“horse-rider”)
- dòkòzànwúci (“horse trainer”)
- láyadòkò (“horse collar”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dó.kó/
Verb
dókó
Derived terms
- kódó (“planning”)
Shona
Adjective
-dóko
Inflection
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
class 1 | mudóko | class 2 | vadóko |
class 3 | mudóko | class 4 | midóko |
class 5 | dóko | class 6 | madóko |
class 7 | chidóko | class 8 | zvidóko |
class 9 | dóko | class 10 | dóko |
class 11 | rudóko | ||
class 12 | kadóko | class 13 | tudóko |
class 14 | udóko | ||
class 15 | kudóko | ||
locative classes | |||
class 16 | class 17 | class 18 | |
padóko | kudóko | mudóko |
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdo.ko]
Noun
doko (Jawi دوکو)
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Yilan Creole
Etymology
From Japanese どこ (doko, “where”).
Pronoun
doko
Coordinate terms
- kore, are, dore
- koci, aci, doko
- kono, ano, dono
- konna no, anna no, donna no
- konnasite, annasite, donnasite
References
- Chien Yuehchen (2019) “日本語を上層とする 宜蘭クレオールの指示詞”, in 社会言語科学 [The Japanese Journal of Language in Society][1], volume 21, number 2, pages 50-65