komo

See also: kōmō, Kōmō, and -komo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish como, from Old Spanish commo, from Vulgar Latin *quomo, from Classical Latin quōmodo (“how”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ko‧mo
• IPA^(key): /ˈkomo/ [ˈko.mo]

Adverb

komo

1. as

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkomo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -omo
• Hyphenation: ko‧mo

Noun

komo (accusative singular komon, plural komoj, accusative plural komojn)

1. comma (punctuation)

Derived terms

• punktokomo (“semicolon”)

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kóː.móː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷóː.móː]

Noun

kōmō m (possessed form kōmon)

1. misshapen calabash
2. A large lute, generally played for hunters.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tomo – compare with Tahitian tomo, Maori tomo, Samoan tomo, Tahitian tomo.

Noun

komo

1. entrance, entry
2. ring, thimble, tenon

Verb

komo

1. (transitive) to enter, go into, penetrate
2. (transitive) to include
3. (transitive) to join, enlist (in an organization, class)
4. (transitive) to sink (a boat)
5. (transitive) to entertain, feel (an emotion)
6. (transitive) to put on, dress, wear (as clothes)

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto komo, from English comma, German Komma, Spanish coma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.mo/

Noun

komo (plural komi)

1. (typography) comma; ,

Itene

Noun

komo

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

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese como.

Adverb

komo

1. how

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *komo₁.

Verb

komo

1. to plug, to thrust

   Synonym: puru

2. to insert

Derived terms

• kokomo

Further reading

• “komo” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese como and Spanish como.

Adverb

komo

1. as
2. since
3. because
4. like