foko

See also: fok'o

Esperanto

Etymology

From French foque, Italian foca, Polish foka, all from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoko/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oko
  • Hyphenation: fo‧ko

Noun

foko (accusative singular fokon, plural fokoj, accusative plural fokojn)

  1. seal (marine mammal)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkɔ
  • Syllabification: fo‧ko

Noun

foko

  1. vocative singular of foka

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu wo'olo (“pregnant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfo.ko/

Verb

foko

  1. (stative) to be pregnant

Conjugation

Conjugation of foko
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tofoko fofoko mifoko
2nd person nofoko nifoko
3rd
person 		masculine ofoko ifoko
yofoko (archaic)
feminine mofoko
neuter ifoko

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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