roko
English
Etymology
Shortened from Hindi रास्ता रोको (rāstā roko, literally “obstruct the road”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊkəʊ/
Noun
roko (plural rokos)
Related terms
- rail roko (“a form of protest blocking a railway”)
- rasta roko (“a form of protest blocking a road”)
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroko/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oko
- Hyphenation: ro‧ko
Etymology 1
From English rock, ultimately from Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Celtic/Gaulish language (compare Breton roc'h). Additional cognates include Italian rocca, French roche, roc, Spanish roca.
Noun
roko (accusative singular rokon, plural rokoj, accusative plural rokojn)
- (geology) rock
- Hyponym: metamorfa roko
Related terms
- ŝtono (“stone”)
Etymology 2
Back-formation from rokenrolo, influenced by English's own back-formation of rock and roll (from rock (“to sway, swing”, verb)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rukkōną.
Noun
roko (uncountable, accusative rokon)
- (music) rock music
- Synonym: rokmuziko
Derived terms
- blusroko (“blues rock music”)
- metalroko (“heavy metal music”)
- poproko (“pop rock music”)
- rokenrolo (“rock and roll music”)
See also
- balanci (“to rock, sway”)
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto roko, English rock, French roc, Spanish roca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈro.ko/
- Hyphenation: ro‧ko
Noun
roko (plural roki)
Derived terms
Lokono
Noun
roko
References
- de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 248
Sundanese
Etymology
From Dutch roken. Cognate of Indonesian rokok.
Noun
roko
Derived terms
- ngaroko
Further reading
- "ROKO", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij