kio
Esperanto
editEtymology
editFrom ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) -o (correlative suffix of objects).
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editkio (accusative kion)
- what (the interrogative and relative correlative of objects)
- which
- Mi daŭrigis mian laboron, ĝis kiam iu knabo aŭ virino diris "bagus, bagus", kio signifas "tre bela".
- I continued my work, until some boy or woman said "bagus, bagus", which means "very pretty".
Usage notes
edit- Like other correlatives of objects, and unlike English what, kio always functions as a pronoun, never an adjective.
- The plural forms kioj and kiojn are nonstandard and rare.
Derived terms
editSee also
editEsperanto correlatives
Interrogative | Demonstrative | Indefinite | Universal | Negative | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ki- | ti- | i- | ĉi- | neni- | ||
Kind of, sort of | -a | kia | tia | ia | ĉia | nenia |
Reason | -al | kial | tial | ial | ĉial | nenial |
Time | -am | kiam | tiam | iam | ĉiam | neniam |
Place | -e | kie | tie | ie | ĉie | nenie |
Motion | -en | kien | tien | ien | ĉien | nenien |
Manner | -el | kiel | tiel | iel | ĉiel | neniel |
Possessive | -es | kies | ties | ies | ĉies | nenies |
Demonstrative pronoun | -o | kio | tio | io | ĉio | nenio |
Amount | -om | kiom | tiom | iom | ĉiom | neniom |
Demonstrative determiner | -u | kiu | tiu | iu | ĉiu | neniu |
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Indonesian tiram, Maori tio).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkio
References
edit- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kio”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Hokkien 轎/轿 (kiō, “palanquin”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkio (first-person possessive kioku, second-person possessive kiomu, third-person possessive kionya)
Further reading
edit- “kio” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Lovono
editNoun
editkio
References
edit- Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: three lexicons and one grammar
Maore Comorian
editEtymology
editFrom -kia (“hear”).
Noun
editkio class 5 (plural mahio class 6)
References
edit- “kio” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Marshallese
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editkio
Noun
editkio
References
editVolapük
editAdverb
editkio
- how (used as modifier to indicate surprise, delight or other strong feeling)
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