Ko

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Ko

1. Synonym of Fungor (“language of Sudan”).

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 柯 (Kʻo¹), 葛 (Ko²), Cantonese 高 (gou1), Korean 고 (Go), etc.

Proper noun

Ko (plural Kos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ko is the 2708^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13,312 individuals. Ko is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.63%) individuals.

See also

• Ko Samui

Anagrams

• O. K., OK, OK., Ok, Ok., ok

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 高 (gāo).

Proper noun

Ko

1. a surname from Hakka

Japanese

Romanization

Ko

1. Rōmaji transcription of こ

Swedish

Symbol

Ko

1. (SAB) history of Asia

   Holonym: K

   Meronyms: Ko.2, Ko.3, Ko.4, Ko.5, Ko.6, Koa, Kob, Koc, Kod, Koe, Kof, Kog

   Coordinate terms: K.2, K.3, K.4, K.5, K.6, Kc, Kd, Ke, Kf, Kg, Kh, Ki, Kj, Kk, Kl, Km, Kn, Ko, Kt, Ku, Kv, Ky

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ko/ [ko]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: Ko
• Homophones: Co, Kho, ko

Etymology 1

Pronoun

Ko (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)

1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of ko, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 高 (Ko) or 許／许 (Khó͘). Doublet of Co, Kho, Caw, and Gao.

Alternative forms

• Co
• Kho

Proper noun

Ko (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien