(international standards)ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Khotanese.
French
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Etymology
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From Algerian Arabicخو(“brother”).
Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /xo/, [χo]
Rhymes: -o
Audio:
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Noun
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khom (plural khos)
(slang) brother, bro Synonyms:khey, frère, frérot
2002, “Ma définition”, in Temps mort, performed by Booba:C’est pousser comme une ortie parmi les roses / Et ils sont trop alors j’appelle mes khos les roncesIt’s growing like a nettle among roses / And there’s too many of them so I call my brothers brambles
Hokkien
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For pronunciation and definitions of kho – see 科 (“sort; class; kind; law; regulation; etc.”).(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of科).
Pali
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Alternative forms
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𑀔𑁄(Brahmi script)
खो(Devanagari script)
খো(Bengali script)
ඛො(Sinhalese script)
ခေါ or ၶေႃ(Burmese script)
โข(Thai script)
ᨡᩮᩣ(Tai Tham script)
ໂຂ(Lao script)
ខោ(Khmer script)
𑄈𑄮(Chakma script)
Particle
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kho
indeed
Vietnamese
[edit]Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:Kho (nấu ăn)Wikipedia vi
Pronunciation
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(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˧˧] ~ [xɔ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˧˧] ~ [xɔ˧˧]
Etymology 1
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Verb
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kho • (𤋹, 𪹜)
to braise; to stew; to simmer
Derived terms
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bò kho
chè kho
chém to kho mặn
chém to kho nhừ
kho quẹt
kho tộ
thịt kho mắm ruốc
thịt kho tàu
vịt kho sả ớt
Etymology 2
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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese庫(“warehouse, storehouse”, SV: khố).
Noun
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kho • (庫, 𢉽)
a warehouse; storehouse; depot
a depository; storage place ;armory
(figurative) a great quantity; large amount
(figurative) the treasury
Derived terms
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chủ kho
kho bạc
kho bãi
kho quỹ
kho tàng
kho tàu
nhà kho
thủ kho
tồn kho
tổng kho
White Hmong
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Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /kʰɒ˧/
Etymology 1
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff.[1] That said, perhaps borrowed from Chinese救 (jiù, “to save, rescue”) and/or 固 (gù, “firm, solid, fixed”)?”
Verb
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kho
to heal
to fix, arrange, repair
to reforge or repair (metal knives, etc. that have been chipped or blunted)
Derived terms
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kho mob(“to heal sickness, cure disease”)
Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Perhaps borrowed from Chinese孤 (gū, “lonely”)?”
Adjective
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kho
lonely, melancholy, filled with longing and nostalgia, homesick
Derived terms
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kho siab(“lonely, depressed”)
References
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Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 98.
