"ako" meaning in Tagalog

See ako in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔakoʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.xoʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: akò [canonical], ᜀᜃᜓ [Baybayin], aco [alternative], aq [alternative], akesh [alternative], aketch [alternative], akiz [alternative]
Rhymes: -akoʔ Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *akuʔ (“accept responsibility”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I; claim as one's own; mine”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*akuʔ||accept responsibility}} Proto-Philippine *akuʔ (“accept responsibility”), {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*aku||I; claim as one's own; mine}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I; claim as one's own; mine”), {{inh|tl|map-pro|*aku}} Proto-Austronesian *aku Head templates: {{tl-noun|akò|b=+}} akò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)
  1. act of assuming the responsibility, obligation, or duties
    Sense id: en-ako-tl-noun-lwcvNuDc Derived forms: akong napapako, akong tapon, akuin, iako, ipangako, mangako, mapagpangako, mapangako, pangako, pangakuan, tagaako, umako
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /ʔaˈko/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐˈxo] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: akó [canonical], ᜀᜃᜓ [Baybayin], aco [alternative], aq [alternative], akesh [alternative], aketch [alternative], akiz [alternative]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *akú (“I”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*aku||I|alt=*akú}} Proto-Philippine *akú (“I”), {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*aku||I}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I”), {{inh|tl|map-pro|*aku}} Proto-Austronesian *aku Head templates: {{tl-pron|akó|b=+}} akó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)
  1. 1st person nominative pronoun: I; me Synonyms: watashi Derived forms: ako si, kaakuhan, maako, makaako, wala akong paki
    Sense id: en-ako-tl-pron-rEUWndqj Categories (other): Pages with 28 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog pronouns, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 28 entries: 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 40 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 10 90 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 10 90 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 9 91 Related terms: ko, akin, kita, kata, nita, nata, ta, kanita, kanata, ata, tayo, natin, atin, kami, namin, amin, kita2, ikaw, ka, mo, iyo, kayo, kamo, ninyo, niyo, inyo, siya, niya, kaniya, sila, nila, kanila
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Bigyan mo ako ng makakain.",
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          "english": "Give me something to eat.",
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          "english": "This is really me.",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aketch",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akiz",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akò",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "akò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ko"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "act of assuming the responsibility, obligation, or duties"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "assuming",
          "assume"
        ],
        [
          "responsibility",
          "responsibility"
        ],
        [
          "obligation",
          "obligation"
        ],
        [
          "duties",
          "duties"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔakoʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaː.xoʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akoʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ako"
}

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