kho
Translingual
Symbol
kho
French
Etymology
From Algerian Arabic خو (“brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xo/, [χo]
- Rhymes: -o
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Noun
kho m (plural khos)
- (slang) brother, bro
- 2002, “Ma définition”, in Temps mort, performed by Booba:
- C’est pousser comme une ortie parmi les roses / Et ils sont trop alors j’appelle mes khos les ronces
- It’s growing like a nettle among roses / And there’s too many of them so I call my brothers brambles
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of kho – see 科 (“sort; class; kind; law; regulation; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 科). |
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Particle
kho
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
kho • (𤋹, 𪹜)
Derived terms
- bò kho
- chè kho
- chém to kho mặn
- chém to kho nhừ
- kho quẹt
- kho tộ
- thịt kho mắm ruốc
- thịt kho tàu
- vịt kho sả ớt
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 庫 (“warehouse, storehouse”, SV: khố).
Noun
kho • (庫, 𢉽)
- a warehouse; storehouse; depot
- a depository; storage place ;armory
- (figurative) a great quantity; large amount
- (figurative) the treasury
Derived terms
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɒ˧/
Etymology 1
Verb
kho
- to heal
- to fix, arrange, repair
- to reforge or repair (metal knives, etc. that have been chipped or blunted)
Derived terms
- kho mob (“to heal sickness, cure disease”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
kho
Derived terms
- kho siab (“lonely, depressed”)
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 98.
Xhosa
Pronoun
-kho
Zulu
Pronoun
-kho