# liko
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *likuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likuq.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: li‧ko
* IPA: /liˈkoʔ/ [l̪iˈkoʔ]

### Noun

likô
* swerve; veer; turn
    Synonyms: siko, suki, kurba

#### Derived terms

* liko-liko
* magliko

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *likuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likuq.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: li‧ko
* IPA: /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

* liko-liko
* likoan
* likoanan
* likolikoan

## 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: /ˈliko/, [ˈliko̞]
* Rhymes: -iko
* Hyphenation: 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

Possessive forms of liko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likoni
likoni
accusative
nom.
likoni
likoni
gen.
likoni
genitive
likoni
likojeni
partitive
likoani
likojani
inessive
liossani
lioissani
elative
liostani
lioistani
illative
likooni
likoihini
adessive
liollani
lioillani
ablative
lioltani
lioiltani
allative
liolleni
lioilleni
essive
likonani
likoinani
translative
liokseni
lioikseni
abessive
liottani
lioittani
instructive
comitative
—likoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likosi
likosi
accusative
nom.
likosi
likosi
gen.
likosi
genitive
likosi
likojesi
partitive
likoasi
likojasi
inessive
liossasi
lioissasi
elative
liostasi
lioistasi
illative
likoosi
likoihisi
adessive
liollasi
lioillasi
ablative
lioltasi
lioiltasi
allative
liollesi
lioillesi
essive
likonasi
likoinasi
translative
lioksesi
lioiksesi
abessive
liottasi
lioittasi
instructive
comitative
—likoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likomme
likomme
accusative
nom.
likomme
likomme
gen.
likomme
genitive
likomme
likojemme
partitive
likoamme
likojamme
inessive
liossamme
lioissamme
elative
liostamme
lioistamme
illative
likoomme
likoihimme
adessive
liollamme
lioillamme
ablative
lioltamme
lioiltamme
allative
liollemme
lioillemme
essive
likonamme
likoinamme
translative
lioksemme
lioiksemme
abessive
liottamme
lioittamme
instructive
comitative
—likoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likonne
likonne
accusative
nom.
likonne
likonne
gen.
likonne
genitive
likonne
likojenne
partitive
likoanne
likojanne
inessive
liossanne
lioissanne
elative
liostanne
lioistanne
illative
likoonne
likoihinne
adessive
liollanne
lioillanne
ablative
lioltanne
lioiltanne
allative
liollenne
lioillenne
essive
likonanne
likoinanne
translative
lioksenne
lioiksenne
abessive
liottanne
lioittanne
instructive
comitative
—likoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likonsa
likonsa
accusative
nom.
likonsa
likonsa
gen.
likonsa
genitive
likonsa
likojensa
partitive
likoaan likoansa
likojaan likojansa
inessive
liossaan liossansa
lioissaan lioissansa
elative
liostaan liostansa
lioistaan lioistansa
illative
likoonsa
likoihinsa
adessive
liollaan liollansa
lioillaan lioillansa
ablative
lioltaan lioltansa
lioiltaan lioiltansa
allative
liolleen liollensa
lioilleen lioillensa
essive
likonaan likonansa
likoinaan likoinansa
translative
liokseen lioksensa
lioikseen lioiksensa
abessive
liottaan liottansa
lioittaan lioittansa
instructive
comitative
—likoineen likoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* liota

## 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. Doublet of likaw.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /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

* iliko
* liko-liko
* likuan
* lumiko
* magpaliko-liko
* pagliko
* paliko
* paliko-liko
* palikuin

### 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

### Anagrams

* kilo