ako

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ako"

Akan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ako/

Noun

ako

1. parrot

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

ako

1. I

Alangan

Pronoun

akó

1. I; me

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

akó

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ko
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈko/, [ʔaˈko]

Pronoun

akó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. I; me (first-person singular pronoun)

See also

Bikol Central personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang)		Ergative (sa)		Oblique (sa)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short
First	singular	ako		ko		sakuya, sako, saako
	plural inclusive	kita		nyato	ta	satuya, sato, saato
	plural exclusive	kami		nyamo	mi	samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
Second	singular	ika	ka	mo		saimo, simo,kanimo
	plural	kamo		nindo		saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third	singular	siya, iya		niya		saiya, kaniya
	plural	sinda		ninda		sainda, kanila

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ko
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔakoʔ/, [ˈʔa.koʔ]

Noun

akò (Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. acceptance; admission

   Antonym: sayuma

Derived terms

• akuon
• mag-ako
• pag-ako

 

See also

• bawal
• ngalad
• tugot
• uyon

 

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• aco — obsolete
• aho — Bohol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ko
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈko/, [ʔɐˈko]
• (Bohol) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈho/, [ʔɐˈho]

Pronoun

akó (Badlit spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. I; me (first-person singular pronoun)

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang/si)		Ergative (sa/ni)		Ergative (preposed)	Oblique (sa/og)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Full	Short
First	singular	ako	ko*	nako	ko	ako/akoa	kanako	nako
	plural inclusive	kita	ta	nato	ta	ato/atoa	kanato	nato
	plural exclusive	kami	mi	namo	mo	amo/amoa	kanamo	namo
Second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo/imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamo	ka	ninyo		inyo/inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siya		niya		iya/iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	sila		nila		ila/ilaha	kanila	nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ako/

Noun

ako (plural akowo)

1. parrot

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qato, from Proto-Oceanic *qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ko/, [ˈɐ.ko]

Verb

ako

1. (transitive) to thatch

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ako”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

ako

1. I

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 阿哥 (â-kô, “elder brother”). Doublet of akeo and engkoh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akeo/
• Hyphenation: a‧keo

Noun

ako (first-person possessive akoku, second-person possessive akomu, third-person possessive akonya)

1. son

Further reading

• “ako” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

ako

1. I (personal pronoun)

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɔ/

Adverb

ako

1. like, as

   Synonym: kaž

Conjunction

ako

1. like, as

   Synonym: kaž

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “ako”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “ako”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Mansaka

Etymology

From aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

ako

1. I

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

Verb

ako

1. to learn

Mapudungun

Garlic

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈko/

Noun

ako (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling, Azumchefi spelling)

1. garlic

Synonyms

• asus

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

ako

1. I

Quitemo

Noun

ako

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 162

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

akó

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âko/
• Hyphenation: a‧ko

Conjunction

ȁko (Cyrillic spelling а̏ко)

1. if

   ako ovo je kraj ― if this is the end

Usage notes

Ako is used to express indicative mood; to express subjunctive mood, da or kad are generally used instead.

Synonyms

• če, či (Kajkavian)

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈakɔ]

Conjunction

ako

1. as
2. like

Further reading

• “ako”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Adjective

-ako (declinable)

1. your (second-person singular possessive adjective)

Inflection

Inflected forms of -ako

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	wako	wako
m-mi class(III/IV)	wako	yako
ji-ma class(V/VI)	lako	yako
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	chako	vyako
n class(IX/X)	yako	zako
u class(XI)	wako	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pako
ku class(XVII)	kwako
mu class(XVIII)	mwako

See also

Swahili possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-etu
2nd person			-ako	-enu
3rd person			-ake	-ao (animate) / -ake (inanimate)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aco — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• aq — text messaging slang
• akesh, aketch, akiz — gay slang

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *akú (“I”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈko/ [ʔɐˈxo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: a‧ko

Pronoun

akó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. 1st person nominative pronoun: I; me

   Synonym: (gay slang) watashi

   Pupunta po ako sa simbahan, Inay.

   I am going to church, Mother.

   Bigyan mo ako ng makakain.

   Give me something to eat.

   Akong ako 'to.

   This is really me.

Derived terms

• ako si
• kaakuhan
• maako
• makaako
• wala akong paki

 

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *akuʔ (“accept responsibility”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I; claim as one's own; mine”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔakoʔ/ [ˈʔa.xoʔ]
• Rhymes: -akoʔ
• Syllabification: a‧ko

Noun

akò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. act of assuming the responsibility, obligation, or duties

Derived terms

• akong napapako
• akong tapon
• akuin
• iako
• ipangako
• mangako
• mapagpangako
• mapangako
• pangako
• pangakuan
• tagaako
• umako

 

Further reading

• “ako”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*aku”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔa.ko]

Noun

ako

1. penis

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

ako (personal pronoun)

1. I (personal pronoun)

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	ako
Brazilian standard	ako
New Tribes	aco

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ako]

Noun

ako

1. mortar and pestle

References

• Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “ako”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[1], Museu do Índio/FUNAI