kako

See also: kakó, kakō, and käkö

Basque

Noun

kako

  1. hook

See also

Finnish

Etymology

From Kakola, a jail in Turku.

Adjective

kako

  1. (colloquial) crazy, daft, stupid

Usage notes

  • Hardly ever used as an attribute.

Synonyms

Romani

Noun

kāko m

  1. uncle

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

  • (kȁko) IPA(key): /kâko/
  • (kàko) IPA(key): /kǎko/

Adverb

kȁko (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ко) or kàko (Cyrillic spelling ка̀ко)

  1. how (in what way)
  2. so (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
    Kako je dobro! ― It's so good!

Conjunction

kako (Cyrillic spelling како)

  1. as, while (links or emphasizes two or more events which happen and vary through time, in order or simultaneously)
    Kako je noć odmicala, sve sam više bio uspavaniji. ― As the night went on, I was getting increasingly sleepier.
  2. (Croatia, used with present conditional) to, so, so as to, so that, in order to, in order for (expresses a past or future intent that refers to the present)
    Preselio se ovdje kako bi našao posao. ― He moved here to find work.
    Kako bi se jednog dana i mi mogli natjecati, moramo puno vježbati. ― In order for us to compete one day, we need to train a lot.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈkòː/, /kaˈkóː/
  • Tonal orthography: kakọ́, kakọ̑

Adverb

kakó

  1. how (in what way)
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