luko

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

Further reading

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
    See also

    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)