"kao" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

See kao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /kâo/ Forms: kȁo [canonical], ка̏о [Cyrillic]
Etymology: From kȁko. Etymology templates: {{m|sh|kȁko}} kȁko Head templates: {{sh-adverb|head=kȁo}} kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)
  1. as, like (the same way or kind as another)
    Sense id: en-kao-sh-adv-qFpkxSMZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kaj

Conjunction

IPA: /kâo/ Forms: kȁo [canonical], ка̏о [Cyrillic]
Etymology: From kȁko. Etymology templates: {{m|sh|kȁko}} kȁko Head templates: {{sh-conjunction|head=kȁo}} kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)
  1. (in comparisons, commonly followed by da) as, as if, as though, like (in a real or affected manner suggested) Synonyms (Common slang): ko
    Sense id: en-kao-sh-conj-MhwxEWn4 Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 38 56 0 3 3 Disambiguation of 'Common slang': 30 39 0 6 24
  2. (in comparisons, with nominative, informal) as, like (=poput) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-kao-sh-conj-6g~RJH3y
  3. (in comparisons, with genitive, emphatic) as, as much as (to such an extent or degree) Tags: emphatic, with-genitive
    Sense id: en-kao-sh-conj-xdf28V1n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kaj

Interjection

IPA: /kâo/ Forms: kȁo [canonical], ка̏о [Cyrillic]
Etymology: From kȁko. Etymology templates: {{m|sh|kȁko}} kȁko Head templates: {{sh-interjection|head=kȁo}} kȁo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏о)
  1. (idiomatic, followed by particle da) as if, like hell (refers to something that the speaker deems highly unlikely.) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (Montenegrin): ka
    Sense id: en-kao-sh-intj-2FLX5tlU Disambiguation of 'Montenegrin': 15 23 0 13 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kaj

Alternative forms

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