dako

See also: dákó and Dako

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *dakəl (“big, large (in size or quantity)”), with the /l/ being dropped. Compare Yami rako, Ilocano dakkel, Pangasinan dakel, Kankanaey dakdakë, Dupaningan Agta dakal, Ibaloi shakel, Isnag dakkal, Kapampangan dakal, Kapampangan dagul, Bikol Central dakol, Tagalog laki, Hiligaynon daku, Agusan Manobo dakey, Waray-Waray dako, and Maranao dakel.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧ko
• IPA^(key): /daˈkoʔ/ [d̪ɐˈkoʔ]

Adjective

dakô (plural dagko, Badlit spelling ᜇᜃᜓ)

1. big, large

   Antonyms: diyotay, gamay

Noun

dakô (Badlit spelling ᜇᜃᜓ)

1. adult; grown up

   Synonym: edaran

2. one-centavo coin

   Synonym: sentimo

Derived terms

• bisdak
• dakbayan
• dakog mata
• dakoon
• madako

Ibaloi

Alternative forms

• daho

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay laku. Compare Tagalog lako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daqo/ [d̪ɑ.χʊ]
• Hyphenation: da‧ko

Noun

dako

1. goods, items for sale

   Inun-an ko'y dako to.

   I saw the items she's selling.

Derived terms

• dakoan
• emandeko
• idako
• mandeko
• maydako

Lango (Uganda)

Noun

dako

1. woman

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìtákò.

Noun

dákó class 5 (plural matákó class 6)

1. buttock

   Synonym: (formal) garo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rako — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdakoʔ/ [ˈd̪aː.xoʔ]
• Rhymes: -akoʔ
• Syllabification: da‧ko

Noun

dakò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃᜓ)

1. direction; way

   Synonyms: banda, gawi, puntahan, patunguhan

2. place; site; location

   Synonym: lugar

3. part of a place

   Synonyms: panig, parte

Derived terms

• dakong-una
• idako
• magdako
• noong dako
• sa ibang dako
• sa isang dako
• sa kabilang dako

Further reading

• “dako”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dakəl (“big, large (in size or quantity)”), with the "l" being dropped. Compare Yami rako, Ilocano dakkel, Pangasinan dakel, Kankanaey dakdakë, Dupaningan Agta dakal, Ibaloi shakel, Isnag dakkal, Kapampangan dakal, Kapampangan dagul, Bikol Central dakol, Tagalog laki, Hiligaynon daku, Agusan Manobo dakey, Cebuano dako, and Maranao dakel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdakoʔ/, [ˈda.kuʔ]
• Hyphenation: da‧ko

Adjective

dakò

1. big

   Antonym: diyo