# lako
## Esperanto
### Etymology

From Russian лак (lak), German Lack, French laque, Italian lacca, all ultimately from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlako]
* Rhymes: -ako
* Hyphenation: la‧ko

### Noun

lako (accusative singular lakon, plural lakoj, accusative plural lakojn)
* lacquer

#### Derived terms

* laki (“to lacquer”)
* ungolako (“nail polish”)

#### See also

* verniso (“varnish”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lako, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lagą. Compare Old Norse lag (“stratum, layer”). Cognate with Estonian lagu, Ingrian lako, Livonian la’ggõ and Veps lago. Doublet of laki (“law, statute”) and laki (“summit; ceiling”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑko/, [ˈlɑ̝ko̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑko
* Hyphenation: la‧ko

### Noun

lako
* (agriculture) lodging (condition of a plant that has been flattened in the field)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lako (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakoni
lakoni
accusative
nom.
lakoni
lakoni
gen.
lakoni
genitive
lakoni
lakojeni
partitive
lakoani
lakojani
inessive
laossani
laoissani
elative
laostani
laoistani
illative
lakooni
lakoihini
adessive
laollani
laoillani
ablative
laoltani
laoiltani
allative
laolleni
laoilleni
essive
lakonani
lakoinani
translative
laokseni
laoikseni
abessive
laottani
laoittani
instructive
comitative
—lakoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakosi
lakosi
accusative
nom.
lakosi
lakosi
gen.
lakosi
genitive
lakosi
lakojesi
partitive
lakoasi
lakojasi
inessive
laossasi
laoissasi
elative
laostasi
laoistasi
illative
lakoosi
lakoihisi
adessive
laollasi
laoillasi
ablative
laoltasi
laoiltasi
allative
laollesi
laoillesi
essive
lakonasi
lakoinasi
translative
laoksesi
laoiksesi
abessive
laottasi
laoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lakoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakomme
lakomme
accusative
nom.
lakomme
lakomme
gen.
lakomme
genitive
lakomme
lakojemme
partitive
lakoamme
lakojamme
inessive
laossamme
laoissamme
elative
laostamme
laoistamme
illative
lakoomme
lakoihimme
adessive
laollamme
laoillamme
ablative
laoltamme
laoiltamme
allative
laollemme
laoillemme
essive
lakonamme
lakoinamme
translative
laoksemme
laoiksemme
abessive
laottamme
laoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lakoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakonne
lakonne
accusative
nom.
lakonne
lakonne
gen.
lakonne
genitive
lakonne
lakojenne
partitive
lakoanne
lakojanne
inessive
laossanne
laoissanne
elative
laostanne
laoistanne
illative
lakoonne
lakoihinne
adessive
laollanne
laoillanne
ablative
laoltanne
laoiltanne
allative
laollenne
laoillenne
essive
lakonanne
lakoinanne
translative
laoksenne
laoiksenne
abessive
laottanne
laoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lakoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakonsa
lakonsa
accusative
nom.
lakonsa
lakonsa
gen.
lakonsa
genitive
lakonsa
lakojensa
partitive
lakoaan lakoansa
lakojaan lakojansa
inessive
laossaan laossansa
laoissaan laoissansa
elative
laostaan laostansa
laoistaan laoistansa
illative
lakoonsa
lakoihinsa
adessive
laollaan laollansa
laoillaan laoillansa
ablative
laoltaan laoltansa
laoiltaan laoiltansa
allative
laolleen laollensa
laoilleen laoillensa
essive
lakonaan lakonansa
lakoinaan lakoinansa
translative
laokseen laoksensa
laoikseen laoiksensa
abessive
laottaan laottansa
laoittaan laoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lakoineen lakoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lakoinen
* lakoontua
* laota
* lakovilja
* laonkestävä
* laonnostokela

#### Related terms

* laota

#### See also

* lakata
* lakastua
* laaka (“horizontal”)

### Further reading

* “lako”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* alko, kola, loka, olka

## Ilocano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay laku (“marketable; saleable”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlako/ [ˈlɐ.ko]
* Hyphenation: la‧ko

### Noun

lako (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜃᜓ)
* merchandise
* sale (act of selling)

#### Derived terms

* aglako
* paglakuan
* tagilako

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lako. Cognates include Finnish lako and Estonian lagu.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈlɑko/, [ˈɫɑko̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈlɑko/, [ˈɫɑɡ̊o̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑko
* Hyphenation: la‧ko

### Noun

lako
* lodging (condition of a plant being flattened in the field)

#### Declension
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 243

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.kɔ/
* Rhymes: -akɔ
* Syllabification: la‧ko

### Noun

lako f
* vocative singular of laka

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* lahko (Bosnia)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lâko/
* Hyphenation: la‧ko

### Adverb

lȁko (Cyrillic spelling ла̏ко)
* easily
* lightly

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “easily”): teško (težko)

### Adjective

lako
* neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of lak

## Swahili
### Adjective

lako
* Ji class inflected form of -ako.

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay laku (“marketable”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlakoʔ/ [ˈlaː.xoʔ]
* Rhymes: -akoʔ
* Syllabification: la‧ko

#### Noun

lakò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜓ)
* merchandise being peddled
* peddling; selling of merchandise from place to place

##### Derived terms

* hilako
* ilako
* ipaglako
* ipalako
* kalalako
* maglako
* maglalako
* manlalako
* paglalako
* palako

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /laˈko/ [lɐˈxo]
* Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: la‧ko

#### Noun

lakó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜓ)
* (anatomy) part of the arm opposite the elbow

##### Related terms

* alakalakan

### Anagrams

* alok, kalo, loka

## Ternate
### Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *lako (“eye”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈla.ko]

### Noun

lako (Jawi لاکو)
* eye

### References

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

## Tombulu
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaw.

### Verb

lako
* go

## Waray-Waray
### Noun

lakò
* phlegm