"ako" meaning in Ewe

See ako in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /á.kò/ Forms: ákò [canonical], ákò lá [definite, singular], ákòà [definite, singular], ákòwó [plural], ákòàwó [definite, plural]
Etymology: Likely onomatopoeic. Related to Akan ako, Ga akoo and Igbo okooko. Etymology templates: {{cog|ak|ako}} Akan ako, {{cog|gaa|akoo}} Ga akoo, {{cog|ig|okooko}} Igbo okooko Head templates: {{ee-noun|ákò}} ákò (definite singular ákò lá or ákòà, plural ákòwó, definite plural ákòàwó)
  1. parrot
    Sense id: en-ako-ee-noun-RIi4uGsa
  2. (more specifically) grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
    Sense id: en-ako-ee-noun-ZxX24Wsm Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Ewe links with redundant wikilinks, Parrots Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Ewe links with redundant wikilinks: 4 96 Disambiguation of Parrots: 33 67

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "ako"
      },
      "expansion": "Akan ako",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gaa",
        "2": "akoo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ga akoo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "okooko"
      },
      "expansion": "Igbo okooko",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely onomatopoeic. Related to Akan ako, Ga akoo and Igbo okooko.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ákò",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ákò lá",
      "links": [
        [
          "ákò lá",
          "ako la"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ákòà",
      "links": [
        [
          "ákòà",
          "akoa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ákòwó",
      "links": [
        [
          "ákòwó",
          "akowo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ákòàwó",
      "links": [
        [
          "ákòàwó",
          "akoawo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ákò"
      },
      "expansion": "ákò (definite singular ákò lá or ákòà, plural ákòwó, definite plural ákòàwó)",
      "name": "ee-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ewe",
  "lang_code": "ee",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "parrot"
      ],
      "id": "en-ako-ee-noun-RIi4uGsa",
      "links": [
        [
          "parrot",
          "parrot"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ewe links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ee",
          "name": "Parrots",
          "orig": "ee:Parrots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ako-ee-noun-ZxX24Wsm",
      "links": [
        [
          "Psittacus erithacus",
          "Psittacus erithacus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "more specifically",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(more specifically) grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/á.kò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ako"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ewe lemmas",
    "Ewe links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Ewe nouns",
    "Ewe terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 29 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ee:Parrots"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "ako"
      },
      "expansion": "Akan ako",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gaa",
        "2": "akoo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ga akoo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "okooko"
      },
      "expansion": "Igbo okooko",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely onomatopoeic. Related to Akan ako, Ga akoo and Igbo okooko.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ákò",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ákò lá",
      "links": [
        [
          "ákò lá",
          "ako la"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ákòà",
      "links": [
        [
          "ákòà",
          "akoa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ákòwó",
      "links": [
        [
          "ákòwó",
          "akowo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ákòàwó",
      "links": [
        [
          "ákòàwó",
          "akoawo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ákò"
      },
      "expansion": "ákò (definite singular ákò lá or ákòà, plural ákòwó, definite plural ákòàwó)",
      "name": "ee-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ewe",
  "lang_code": "ee",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "parrot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "parrot",
          "parrot"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Psittacus erithacus",
          "Psittacus erithacus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "more specifically",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(more specifically) grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/á.kò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ako"
}

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