lako

See also: lakó and łąko

Esperanto

Etymology

From Russian лак (lak), German Lack, French laque, Italian lacca, all ultimately from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlako]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Hyphenation: la‧ko

Noun

lako (accusative singular lakon, plural lakoj, accusative plural lakojn)

1. lacquer

Derived terms

• laki (“to lacquer”)
• ungolako (“nail polish”)

See also

• verniso (“varnish”)

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lako, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lagą. Compare Old Norse lag (“stratum, layer”). Cognate with Estonian lagu, Ingrian lako, Livonian la’ggõ and Veps lago. Doublet of laki (“law, statute”) and laki (“summit; ceiling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑko/, [ˈlɑ̝ko̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑko
• Hyphenation^(key): la‧ko

Noun

lako

1. (agriculture) lodging (condition of a plant that has been flattened in the field)

Declension

Inflection of lako (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		lako	laot
genitive		laon	lakojen
partitive		lakoa	lakoja
illative		lakoon	lakoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lako	laot
accusative	nom.	lako	laot
	gen.	laon
genitive		laon	lakojen
partitive		lakoa	lakoja
inessive		laossa	laoissa
elative		laosta	laoista
illative		lakoon	lakoihin
adessive		laolla	laoilla
ablative		laolta	laoilta
allative		laolle	laoille
essive		lakona	lakoina
translative		laoksi	laoiksi
abessive		laotta	laoitta
instructive		—	laoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lako (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lakoni lakoni accusative nom. lakoni lakoni gen. lakoni genitive lakoni lakojeni partitive lakoani lakojani inessive laossani laoissani elative laostani laoistani illative lakooni lakoihini adessive laollani laoillani ablative laoltani laoiltani allative laolleni laoilleni essive lakonani lakoinani translative laokseni laoikseni abessive laottani laoittani instructive — — comitative — lakoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lakosi lakosi accusative nom. lakosi lakosi gen. lakosi genitive lakosi lakojesi partitive lakoasi lakojasi inessive laossasi laoissasi elative laostasi laoistasi illative lakoosi lakoihisi adessive laollasi laoillasi ablative laoltasi laoiltasi allative laollesi laoillesi essive lakonasi lakoinasi translative laoksesi laoiksesi abessive laottasi laoittasi instructive — — comitative — lakoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lakomme lakomme accusative nom. lakomme lakomme gen. lakomme genitive lakomme lakojemme partitive lakoamme lakojamme inessive laossamme laoissamme elative laostamme laoistamme illative lakoomme lakoihimme adessive laollamme laoillamme ablative laoltamme laoiltamme allative laollemme laoillemme essive lakonamme lakoinamme translative laoksemme laoiksemme abessive laottamme laoittamme instructive — — comitative — lakoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lakonne lakonne accusative nom. lakonne lakonne gen. lakonne genitive lakonne lakojenne partitive lakoanne lakojanne inessive laossanne laoissanne elative laostanne laoistanne illative lakoonne lakoihinne adessive laollanne laoillanne ablative laoltanne laoiltanne allative laollenne laoillenne essive lakonanne lakoinanne translative laoksenne laoiksenne abessive laottanne laoittanne instructive — — comitative — lakoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lakonsa lakonsa accusative nom. lakonsa lakonsa gen. lakonsa genitive lakonsa lakojensa partitive lakoaan lakoansa lakojaan lakojansa inessive laossaan laossansa laoissaan laoissansa elative laostaan laostansa laoistaan laoistansa illative lakoonsa lakoihinsa adessive laollaan laollansa laoillaan laoillansa ablative laoltaan laoltansa laoiltaan laoiltansa allative laolleen laollensa laoilleen laoillensa essive lakonaan lakonansa lakoinaan lakoinansa translative laokseen laoksensa laoikseen laoiksensa abessive laottaan laottansa laoittaan laoittansa instructive — — comitative — lakoineen lakoinensa

Derived terms

• lakoinen
• lakoontua
• laota

 

compounds

• lakovilja
• laonkestävä
• laonnostokela

 

Related terms

• laota

See also

• lakata
• lakastua
• laaka (“horizontal”)

Further reading

• “lako”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• alko, kola, loka, olka

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay laku (“marketable; saleable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlako/ [ˈlɐ.ko]
• Hyphenation: la‧ko

Noun

lako (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜃᜓ)

1. merchandise
2. sale (act of selling)

Derived terms

• aglako
• paglakuan
• tagilako

 

Ingrian

Rooho laos.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lako. Cognates include Finnish lako and Estonian lagu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑko/, [ˈɫɑko̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑko/, [ˈɫɑɡ̊o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑko
• Hyphenation: la‧ko

Noun

lako

1. lodging (condition of a plant being flattened in the field)

Declension

Declension of lako (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	lako	laot
genitive	laon	lakkoin, lakoloin
partitive	lakkoa	lakoja, lakoloja
illative	lakkoo	lakkoi, lakoloihe
inessive	laos	laois, lakolois
elative	laost	laoist, lakoloist
allative	laolle	laoille, lakoloille
adessive	laol	laoil, lakoloil
ablative	laolt	laoilt, lakoloilt
translative	laoks	laoiks, lakoloiks
essive	lakonna, lakkoon	lakoinna, lakoloinna, lakkoin, lakoloin
exessive1)	lakont	lakoint, lakoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 243

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -akɔ
• Syllabification: la‧ko

Noun

lako f

1. vocative singular of laka

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• lahko (Bosnia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lâko/
• Hyphenation: la‧ko

Adverb

lȁko (Cyrillic spelling ла̏ко)

1. easily
2. lightly

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “easily”): teško (težko)

Adjective

lako

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of lak

Swahili

Adjective

lako

1. Ji class inflected form of -ako.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay laku (“marketable”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlakoʔ/ [ˈlaː.xoʔ]
• Rhymes: -akoʔ
• Syllabification: la‧ko

Noun

lakò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜓ)

1. merchandise being peddled
2. peddling; selling of merchandise from place to place

Derived terms

• hilako
• ilako
• ipaglako
• ipalako
• kalalako
• maglako
• maglalako
• manlalako
• paglalako
• palako

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈko/ [lɐˈxo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: la‧ko

Noun

lakó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜓ)

1. (anatomy) part of the arm opposite the elbow

Related terms

• alakalakan

Anagrams

• alok, kalo, loka

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *lako (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈla.ko]

Noun

lako (Jawi لاکو)

1. eye

References

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

Tombulu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaw.

Verb

lako

1. go

Waray-Waray

Noun

lakò

1. phlegm