"Komodo" meaning in English

See Komodo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/ [General-American], /kə-/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊdəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|id|pulau Komodo|lit=Komodo Island}} Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”), {{der|en|map|-}} Austronesian, {{der|en|kvh|-}} Komodo Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Komodo
  1. An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands Categories (place): Places in Indonesia Derived forms: Komodo dragon Translations (island in Indonesia): 科莫多岛 (Chinese Mandarin), Komodo (German), Komodo-Insel [feminine] (German), Κομόντο (Komónto) [neuter] (Greek), Komodo (Malay), कोमोदो (komodo) (Marathi), कोमोडो (komoḍo) (Marathi), Komodo [feminine] (Portuguese), Comodo [feminine] (Portuguese), Комо́до (Komódo) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Komodo-en-name-IFsHMg-l Categories (other): Islands, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 19

Noun

IPA: /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/ [General-American], /kə-/ [General-American] Forms: Komodos [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊdəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|id|pulau Komodo|lit=Komodo Island}} Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”), {{der|en|map|-}} Austronesian, {{der|en|kvh|-}} Komodo Head templates: {{en-noun}} Komodo (plural Komodos)
  1. A Komodo dragon.
    Sense id: en-Komodo-en-noun-qkNcqShc

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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