duko

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈkoʔ/ [d̪uˈkoʔ]
• Hyphenation: du‧ko

Noun

dukô (Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜃᜓ)

1. stoop, act of bending over
2. squat

   Synonyms: gadat, tukro

3. (by extension) act of looking down

   Synonyms: hurohod, dungog

Derived terms

• magduko

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: du‧ko
• IPA^(key): /duˈkoʔ/ [d̪ʊˈkoʔ]

Verb

duko

1. to look downwards

   Antonym: hangad

2. to bow
3. to crouch; to bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear

   Synonym: guko

4. to duck; to lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduko/

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• Rhymes: -uko
• Hyphenation: du‧ko

Noun

duko (accusative singular dukon, plural dukoj, accusative plural dukojn)

1. (nobility) duke

Derived terms

• ĉefduko (“archduke”)
• dukejo (“duchy”)
• dukino (“duchess”)
• grandduko (“grand duke”)

Hiligaynon

Noun

dukô

1. respect

Verb

dukô

1. bow

Ternate

Etymology

Compare East Makian dukon (“volcanic eruption”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdu.ko]

Noun

duko (Jawi دوکو)

1. volcano
2. a stream of lava; stones released in a volcanic eruption

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh