kao

kao

1. present active indicative connegative of kakoa
2. second-person singular present imperative of kakoa
3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kakoa

• oka

Borrowed from English goat.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkao̯/, [ˈkɐo̯]

kao

1. goat

kao

1. Rōmaji transcription of かお

kao

1. Nonstandard spelling of kāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kǎo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kào.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

• (Common slang): ko
• (Schavakian Ikavian): kaj
• (Montenegrin): ka

From kȁko.

• IPA^(key): /kâo/
• Hyphenation: ka‧o

kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)

1. as, like (the same way or kind as another)

   Dodaj mi nešto oštro, kao nož. ― Hand me something sharp, like a knife.

kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)

1. (in comparisons, commonly followed by da) as, as if, as though, like (in a real or affected manner suggested)

   Šepa kao (da je) ozlijeđen. ― He's limping like he's hurt.

2. (in comparisons, with nominative, informal) as, like (=poput)

   Nije visok kao ja. ― He is not (as) tall as I am.

3. (in comparisons, with genitive, emphatic) as, as much as (to such an extent or degree)

   Imamo hrane kao blata. ― We have food for days.

kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)

1. (idiomatic, followed by particle da) as if, like hell (refers to something that the speaker deems highly unlikely.)

From -kaa.

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kao (ma class, plural makao)

1. residence, domicile

   Synonyms: kikao, ukao