angko
Chuukese
Etymology
Noun
angko
Garo
Etymology
From ang- + -ko (“accusative case marker that marks the direct object of a clause or sentence”)
Pronoun
angko
Indonesian
Etymology
From Batak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaŋko/
- Hyphenation: ang‧ko
Adjective
angko (comparative lebih angko, superlative paling angko)
Further reading
- “angko”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Makasar
Etymology
Borrowed from Xiamen Hokkien 阿哥 (a-ko, “elder brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaŋko/, [ˈãŋ.kʰɔ]
- Hyphenation: ang‧ko
Noun
angko (Lontara spelling ᨕᨀᨚ)
- (Chinese Makasar) elder brother or older male cousin
- Angkoku ― My older brother/cousin.
- a term of address for an older brother or male cousin
- Angko Tinggi ― Brother Tinggi.
- Angko Caʼdi ― Brother Caʼdi.
- Angko Bung Ciang ― Brother Bung Ciang.
Derived terms
affixations
Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN