"Ko" meaning in Tagalog

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Proper name

IPA: /ko/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ko] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜓ [Baybayin], Co [alternative], Kho [alternative]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 高 (Ko) or 許/许 (Khó͘). Doublet of Co, Kho, Caw, and Gao. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|-}} Borrowed from Hokkien, {{zh-l|高|tr=Ko}} 高 (Ko), {{zh-l|許|Khó͘}} 許/许 (Khó͘), {{doublet|tl|Co|Kho|Caw|Gao}} Doublet of Co, Kho, Caw, and Gao Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Ko (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)
  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
    Sense id: en-Ko-tl-name-AFt4tkga Categories (other): Tagalog surnames, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /ko/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ko] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -o Head templates: {{tl-pron|b=+}} Ko (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)
  1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of ko, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. Tags: alt-of, honorific Alternative form of: ko, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context
    Sense id: en-Ko-tl-pron-8kmht4Sm Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog pronouns, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 5 23 9 28 2 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 4 20 8 24 2 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 28 72 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Ko (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-pron"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ko"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Ko"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ko"
        },
        {
          "word": "sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 5 23 9 28 2 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 4 20 8 24 2 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Honorific alternative letter-case form of ko, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context."
      ],
      "id": "en-Ko-tl-pron-8kmht4Sm",
      "links": [
        [
          "Honorific",
          "honorific"
        ],
        [
          "letter-case",
          "letter case"
        ],
        [
          "ko",
          "ko#Tagalog"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "honorific"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ko/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Co"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Kho"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ko"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ko"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "高",
        "tr": "Ko"
      },
      "expansion": "高 (Ko)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "許",
        "2": "Khó͘"
      },
      "expansion": "許/许 (Khó͘)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "Co",
        "3": "Kho",
        "4": "Caw",
        "5": "Gao"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Co, Kho, Caw, and Gao",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 高 (Ko) or 許/许 (Khó͘). Doublet of Co, Kho, Caw, and Gao.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Co",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ko"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Ko"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "74 26",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien"
      ],
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ko/",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Co"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Kho"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ko"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ko"
}
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    "Tagalog doublets",
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    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog pronouns",
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    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
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  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "form": "ᜃᜓ",
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        "b": "+"
      },
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    "Ko"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Ko"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ko"
        },
        {
          "word": "sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog honorific terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Honorific alternative letter-case form of ko, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Honorific",
          "honorific"
        ],
        [
          "letter-case",
          "letter case"
        ],
        [
          "ko",
          "ko#Tagalog"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "honorific"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ko/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Co"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Kho"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ko"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ko"
}

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    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog doublets",
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    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog proper nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from Hokkien",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with homophones",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Hokkien",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "高",
        "tr": "Ko"
      },
      "expansion": "高 (Ko)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "許",
        "2": "Khó͘"
      },
      "expansion": "許/许 (Khó͘)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "Co",
        "3": "Kho",
        "4": "Caw",
        "5": "Gao"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 高 (Ko) or 許/许 (Khó͘). Doublet of Co, Kho, Caw, and Gao.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Co",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Ko (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ko"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Ko"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Tagalog surnames",
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      ],
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        "a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien"
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ko/",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Co"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Kho"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ko"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ko"
}

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