tako

Verb

tako

1. to sew (clothing)

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧ko

Noun

tako

1. a cue; the stick used to ptopel the ball in snooker, billards, etc.

Noun

tako (accusative singular takon, plural takoj, accusative plural takojn)

1. taco

Romanization

tako

1. Rōmaji transcription of たこ
2. Rōmaji transcription of タコ

Etymology

See tàkāv (“like that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tǎkoː/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ko

Adverb

tàkō (Cyrillic spelling та̀ко̄)

1. so, like that, in such a way (see onàkō)

   priđi bliže tako da te bolje vidim ― come closer so that I can see you better

   ako tako misliš ― if you think so

2. so, so much

   on je tako pametan! ― he is so smart!

   ona tako divno p(j)eva! ― she sings so beatifically!

   tako te volim ― I love you so much

3. idiomatic and figurative meanings that refer to something being a specified way

   tako je! ― that's right! (literally, “so it is!”)

   i tako dalje ― and so on

   da tako kažem ― so to speak (literally, “to say it so”)

   baš tako! ― just like that!

   tako ili nikako ― take it or leave it (literally, “so or no other way”)

References

• “tako” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈkóː/
• Tonal orthography: takọ̑

Adverb

takó

1. (clarification of this definition is needed) thus (as a result)

Noun

tako (ma class, plural matako)

1. buttock

Noun

tako

1. billiard stick

Noun

takô

1. billiard cue