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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *likuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likuq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: li‧ko
- IPA(key): /liˈkoʔ/ [l̪iˈkoʔ]
Noun
likô
- swerve; veer; turn
- Synonyms: siko, suki, kurba
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *likuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likuq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: li‧ko
- IPA(key): /liˈkoʔ/ [l̪ɪˈkoʔ]
Verb
likô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜓ)
- to bend; to curve; to turn
- to be wound around (such as of a road across a hill, or a belt on a dog's neck)
- to deviate; to turn off; to exit
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *liko. The word may be derived from *lika, in which case it would be equivalent to lika (“dirt”) + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliko/, [ˈliko̞]
- Rhymes: -iko
- Syllabification(key): li‧ko
- Hyphenation(key): li‧ko
Noun
liko
- soaking; the state of being soaked
- soaking/retting rack
Usage notes
- Mostly only in compounds, e.g. pellavaliko, or in the locative cases (likoon, liossa).
Declension
| Inflection of liko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
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| nominative
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liko
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liot
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| genitive
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lion
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likojen
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| partitive
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likoa
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likoja
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| illative
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likoon
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likoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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liko
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liot
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| accusative
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nom.
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liko
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liot
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| gen.
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lion
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| genitive
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lion
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likojen
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| partitive
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likoa
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likoja
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| inessive
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liossa
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lioissa
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| elative
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liosta
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lioista
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| illative
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likoon
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likoihin
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| adessive
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liolla
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lioilla
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| ablative
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liolta
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lioilta
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| allative
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liolle
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lioille
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| essive
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likona
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likoina
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| translative
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lioksi
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lioiksi
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| abessive
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liotta
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lioitta
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| instructive
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—
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lioin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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likoni
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likoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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likoni
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likoni
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| gen.
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likoni
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| genitive
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likoni
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likojeni
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| partitive
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likoani
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likojani
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| inessive
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liossani
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lioissani
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| elative
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liostani
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lioistani
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| illative
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likooni
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likoihini
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| adessive
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liollani
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lioillani
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| ablative
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lioltani
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lioiltani
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| allative
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liolleni
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lioilleni
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| essive
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likonani
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likoinani
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| translative
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liokseni
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lioikseni
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| abessive
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liottani
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lioittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
likoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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likosi
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likosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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likosi
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likosi
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| gen.
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likosi
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| genitive
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likosi
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likojesi
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| partitive
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likoasi
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likojasi
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| inessive
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liossasi
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lioissasi
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| elative
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liostasi
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lioistasi
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| illative
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likoosi
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likoihisi
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| adessive
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liollasi
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lioillasi
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| ablative
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lioltasi
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lioiltasi
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| allative
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liollesi
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lioillesi
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| essive
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likonasi
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likoinasi
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| translative
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lioksesi
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lioiksesi
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| abessive
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liottasi
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lioittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
likoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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likomme
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likomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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likomme
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likomme
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| gen.
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likomme
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| genitive
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likomme
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likojemme
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| partitive
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likoamme
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likojamme
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| inessive
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liossamme
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lioissamme
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| elative
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liostamme
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lioistamme
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| illative
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likoomme
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likoihimme
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| adessive
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liollamme
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lioillamme
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| ablative
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lioltamme
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lioiltamme
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| allative
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liollemme
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lioillemme
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| essive
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likonamme
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likoinamme
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| translative
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lioksemme
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lioiksemme
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| abessive
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liottamme
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lioittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
likoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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likonne
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likonne
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| accusative
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nom.
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likonne
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likonne
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| gen.
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likonne
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| genitive
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likonne
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likojenne
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| partitive
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likoanne
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likojanne
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| inessive
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liossanne
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lioissanne
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| elative
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liostanne
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lioistanne
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| illative
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likoonne
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likoihinne
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| adessive
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liollanne
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lioillanne
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| ablative
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lioltanne
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lioiltanne
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| allative
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liollenne
|
lioillenne
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| essive
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likonanne
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likoinanne
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| translative
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lioksenne
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lioiksenne
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| abessive
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liottanne
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lioittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
likoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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likonsa
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likonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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likonsa
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likonsa
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| gen.
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likonsa
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| genitive
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likonsa
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likojensa
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| partitive
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likoaan likoansa
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likojaan likojansa
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| inessive
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liossaan liossansa
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lioissaan lioissansa
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| elative
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liostaan liostansa
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lioistaan lioistansa
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| illative
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likoonsa
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likoihinsa
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| adessive
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liollaan liollansa
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lioillaan lioillansa
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| ablative
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lioltaan lioltansa
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lioiltaan lioiltansa
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| allative
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liolleen liollensa
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lioilleen lioillensa
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| essive
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likonaan likonansa
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likoinaan likoinansa
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| translative
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liokseen lioksensa
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lioikseen lioiksensa
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| abessive
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liottaan liottansa
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lioittaan lioittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
likoineen likoinensa
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Derived terms
Higaonon
Verb
liko
- to repeat
Italiot Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos).
Noun
liko m (Greek spelling λύκο)
- wolf
Mansaka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *likuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likuq.
Verb
liko
- to turn
Swahili
Verb
liko
- ji class(V) positive degree present of -wako (“it is (around there)”)
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *likuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likuq.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˈkoʔ/ [lɪˈxoʔ]
- Rhymes: -oʔ
- Syllabification: li‧ko
Noun
likô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜓ)
- turning; bending; deviation (in walking, driving, etc.)
- Synonyms: baling, pagbaling, paling, pagpaling, pihit, pagpihit
- bend; curve (place)
- Synonyms: kurba, kurbada
- erroneousness; improperness (in treating one's children)
- Synonyms: kalisyaan, kahidwaaan
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
likô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜓ)
- bent; curved; turned
- Synonyms: baluktot, kurba, kurbada
- erroneous; improper (in treating one's children)
- Synonyms: lisya, hidwa, lihis
Further reading
- “liko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*likuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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