nahiko

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nahi (desire) +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /nahiko/ [na.hi.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /nai̯ko/ [nai̯.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ko
  • Hyphenation: na‧hi‧ko

Adverb[edit]

nahiko (not comparable)

  1. quite

Usage notes[edit]

  • The form with an article nahikoa can also be used to modify an adjective with no change in meaning. However, the sense "enough" is exclusive to nahikoa.

Derived terms[edit]

Determiner[edit]

nahiko (preposed/postposed)

  1. enough
    Synonym: aski

Usage notes[edit]

  • This determiner can be placed before or after the noun it modifies. Even when placed after the noun, it is usually not declined. The noun itself can take an article in addition to the determiner.
  • The form with an article nahikoa has the same meaning and placement rules as nahiko.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

nahiko inan

  1. (education) the lowest passing grade, a D

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