"こ" meaning in Old Japanese

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Noun

Forms: ko₂ [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Japonic *kə. Etymology templates: {{inh|ojp|jpx-pro|*kə}} Proto-Japonic *kə Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|tr=ko₂}} こ (ko₂)
  1. (in compounds only) place Tags: in-compounds Derived forms: そこ (so₂ko₂)
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-noun-gd9jWAzJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ここ (ko₂ko₂)
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: ko₁ [romanization]
Etymology: The reading of various spellings. Head templates: {{head|ojp|pronoun|tr=ko₁}} こ (ko₁)
  1. 籠: basket
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-noun-VCZnSczO Categories (other): Old Japanese pronouns Disambiguation of Old Japanese pronouns: 39 23 10 18 10 0 0
  2. 子: child; a diminutive noun
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-noun-0XPRnFBI
  3. 蚕: silkworm
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-noun-WZxFj36U
  4. 粉: flour
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-noun-HCVlF5YO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: ko₂ [romanization]
Etymology: The reading of various spellings. Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|tr=ko₂}} こ (ko₂)
  1. 木: tree, wood
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-noun-vBYtewGv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Prefix

Forms: ko₁- [romanization]
Etymology: The reading of various spellings. Head templates: {{head|ojp|prefix|tr=ko₁-}} こ (ko₁-)
  1. 濃: deep Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-prefix-DjEJJunk
  2. 小: small Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-prefix-54ASZbKc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

Forms: ko₂ [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Japonic *kə-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ojp|jpx-pro|*kə-}} Proto-Japonic *kə- Head templates: {{head|ojp|pronoun|tr=ko₂}} こ (ko₂)
  1. this Derived forms: この (ko₂no₂), これ (ko₂re)
    Sense id: en-こ-ojp-pron-HreWAkEe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ここ (ko₂ko₂)
Etymology number: 1
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ko₂ko₂",
      "word": "ここ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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          "word": "この"
        },
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        }
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        "this"
      ],
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          "this",
          "this"
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}

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    }
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        "(in compounds only) place"
      ],
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}

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        "籠: basket"
      ],
      "id": "en-こ-ojp-noun-VCZnSczO",
      "links": [
        [
          "籠",
          "籠#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "basket",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "子: child; a diminutive noun"
      ],
      "id": "en-こ-ojp-noun-0XPRnFBI",
      "links": [
        [
          "子",
          "子#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ],
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "蚕: silkworm"
      ],
      "id": "en-こ-ojp-noun-WZxFj36U",
      "links": [
        [
          "蚕",
          "蚕#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "silkworm",
          "silkworm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "粉: flour"
      ],
      "id": "en-こ-ojp-noun-HCVlF5YO",
      "links": [
        [
          "粉",
          "粉#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "flour",
          "flour"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "こ"
}

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        "濃: deep"
      ],
      "id": "en-こ-ojp-prefix-DjEJJunk",
      "links": [
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          "濃",
          "濃#Japanese"
        ],
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          "deep",
          "deep"
        ]
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      ]
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        "小: small"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "小",
          "小#Japanese"
        ],
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          "small",
          "small"
        ]
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "こ"
}

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        "木: tree, wood"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "木",
          "木#Japanese"
        ],
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          "wood"
        ]
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    }
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}
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      "word": "ここ"
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      "word": "この"
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    }
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          "子",
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          "蚕",
          "蚕#Japanese"
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        "粉: flour"
      ],
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          "粉",
          "粉#Japanese"
        ],
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          "flour"
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  ],
  "word": "こ"
}

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          "木",
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