luko

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare lukot.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lu‧ko

Verb

luko

  1. to curl; to form a curl

Anagrams

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluko/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: lu‧ko

Noun

luko (accusative singular lukon, plural lukoj, accusative plural lukojn)

  1. porthole

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ukɔ
  • Syllabification: lu‧ko

Noun

luko f

  1. vocative singular of luka

Samoan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.ko/
  • Hyphenation: lu‧ko

Noun

luko

  1. wolf (Canis lupus)

Descendants

  • Tokelauan: luko (learned)

References

  • George Pratt (1861), Samoan dictionary: English and Samoan and Samoan and English with a short grammar of the Samoan dialect, Matautu, Samoa: London Missionary Society Press, page 222

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

luko (Cyrillic spelling луко)

  1. vocative singular of luka

Slovene

Noun

luko

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of luka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈluko/ [ˈluː.xo]
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: lu‧ko

Noun

luko (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. alternative form of loko

Adjective

luko (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. alternative form of loko

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luˈkoʔ/ [lʊˈxoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: lu‧ko

Noun

lukô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. a type of large grain basket similar to the balaong

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈluko/ [ˈluː.xo]
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: lu‧ko

Noun

luko (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. covering of one's face up to the forehead and the ears
  2. mourning; grief (due to death)
  3. a kind of black cap or biretta worn for mourning
Derived terms
  • ipagluko
  • lukuhan
  • lukuhin
  • magluko
  • paglukuhan

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luˈko/ [lʊˈxo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: lu‧ko

Noun

lukó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. puddle in holes on the road (usually due to rain)
    Synonym: labak
Derived terms
  • luko-lukuhan
  • magluko
  • maluko
See also

Etymology 5

Compare Pangasinan loko (gabi plant) and Sambali loko (gabi).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luˈko/ [lʊˈxo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: lu‧ko

Noun

lukó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. a type of sweet potato

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Tokelauan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Samoan luko, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlu.ko]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧ko

Noun

luko

  1. wolf (Canis lupus)

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 196

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lū.kō/

Verb

luko

  1. (sometimes offensive, derogatory) to be primitive, to be dim-witted
    Coordinate term: lajú (to be civilised)

Derived terms

  • oluko (primitive person; unsophisticated person)