kao

See also: Kao, káo, kaó, kào, kāo, kǎo, and ka'o

Japanese

kao

kao

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.

From kȁko.

kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)

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)

(in comparisons, commonly followed by da) as, as if, as though, like (in a real or affected manner suggested)
Šepa kao (da je) ozljeđen. ― He's limping like he's hurt.
(in comparisons, with nominative, informal) as, like (=poput)
Nije visok kao ja. ― He is not (as) tall as I am.
(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)

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

From -kaa.

kao (ma class, plural makao)

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