kio

See also: Kîo, kioʼ, ki'o, kiò, and kɨo

Esperanto

Etymology

From ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) +‎ -o (correlative suffix of objects).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkio/

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• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: ki‧o

Pronoun

kio (accusative kion)

1. what (the interrogative and relative correlative of objects)
2. which

   Mi daŭrigis mian laboron, ĝis kiam iu knabo aŭ virino diris "bagus, bagus", kio signifas "tre bela".

   I continued my work, until some boy or woman said "bagus, bagus", which means "very pretty".

Usage notes

• Like other correlatives of objects, and unlike English what, kio always functions as a pronoun, never an adjective.
• The plural forms kioj and kiojn are nonstandard and rare.

Derived terms

• kio ajn (“whatever”)

See also

Esperanto correlatives

		interrogative	demonstrative	indefinite	universal	negative
		ki-	ti-	i-	ĉi-	neni-
kind of, sort of	-a	kia	tia	ia	ĉia	nenia
reason	-al	kial	tial	ial	ĉial	nenial
time	-am	kiam	tiam	iam	ĉiam	neniam
place	-e	kie	tie	ie	ĉie	nenie
motion	-en	kien	tien	ien	ĉien	nenien
manner	-el	kiel	tiel	iel	ĉiel	neniel
possessive	-es	kies	ties	ies	ĉies	nenies
demonstrative pronoun	-o	kio	tio	io	ĉio	nenio
amount	-om	kiom	tiom	iom	ĉiom	neniom
demonstrative determiner	-u	kiu	tiu	iu	ĉiu	neniu

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.o/, [ˈti.jo]

Etymology 1

Compare Maori tio (“to call (of a bird)”). Probably onomatopoeic. See also Proto-Polynesian *kio (“chirp, cheep”), from Proto-Austronesian *kiaw (“puling sound of a bird”), the expected outcome of which would be **ʻio.

Verb

kio

1. (intransitive) to cheep, to chirp

Related terms

• hōkio (“whistle”, verb)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kio

1. projection, protuberance

Derived terms

• hoʻokio (“project”, verb)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *tio (“oyster”), from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom (“oyster”), Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀəm (“oyster”). Compare Maori tio (“rock oyster”), Malay tiram (“oyster”).

Noun

kio

1. worm snail

   Synonym: kaunaʻoa

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “kio”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
• kio in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tio”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 轎／轿 (kiō, “litter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkio̯]
• Hyphenation: kio

Noun

kio (plural kio-kio)

1. litter (portable bed or couch used for transport)

   Synonyms: pelangkin, tandu

Further reading

• “kio” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Lovono

Noun

kio

1. chicken

References

• Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: three lexicons and one grammar

Maore Comorian

Etymology

From -kia (“hear”).

Noun

kio class 5 (plural mahio class 6)

1. ear

References

• “kio” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• kieo

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kiɔ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kijɛw/
• Bender phonemes: {kiyew}

Adjective

kio

1. orange colored

Noun

kio

1. the color orange

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Volapük

Adverb

kio

1. how (used as modifier to indicate surprise, delight or other strong feeling)