cho

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cho"

Translingual

Symbol

cho

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Choctaw.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Choctaw terms

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• cha, cheemen, cheme, chomu, choo, chéeme

Etymology

From Old High German kweman, chuman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Cognate with German kommen, Dutch komen, English come, Icelandic koma, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman).

Verb

cho

1. (Formazza, Realp (Uri)) to come

Conjugation

    conjugation of cho – Urner dialect

infinitive		cho
past participle		cho
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	chuume	chunsch	chunt	chemme	chemmet	chemme
subjunctive	present	chemm, chemmi	chemmesch	chemm, chemmi	chemme	chemmet	chemme
	past	chëm, chëmi, chëmt, chëmti, chiem, chiemi	chëmesch, chëmtesch, chiemesch	chëm, chëmi, chëmt, chëmti, chiem, chiemi	chëme, chëmte, chieme	chëmet, chëmtet, chieme	chëme, chëmte, chieme
imperative	affirmative	—	chu	—	—	chemmet	—

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 86.
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Franco-Provençal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɔ]

Adjective

cho (Bressan, Graphie de Conflans)

1. Alternative form of sol (“alone”)

References

• seul in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French chaud (“hot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo/

Adjective

cho

1. hot
2. warm

Japanese

Romanization

cho

1. The hiragana syllable ちょ (cho) or the katakana syllable チョ (cho) in Hepburn romanization.

K'iche'

Noun

cho

1. (Classical K'iche') rat
2. (K'iche') mouse
3. (K'iche') Further contraction of chi uwach → chuwach → chuwa → cho, in front of; or more literally, in front of his/her/its face.

Middle English

Pronoun

cho

1. (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of sche

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of chodzić.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: cho

Verb

cho

1. (colloquial) second-person singular present imperative of chodzić

   Cho no tu! ― C'mere!

2. (colloquial) third-person singular present of chodzić

   O co cho? ― what's going on?

References

• O co cho? - czyli o skrótach wyrazowych at Nauka w Polsce.

Further reading

• cho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romansch

Alternative forms

• chau (Rumantsch Grischun)
• tgau (Sursilvan)
• tgieu (Sutsilvan)
• tgea (Surmiran)
• cheu (Vallader)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput.

Noun

cho m (plural chos)

1. (anatomy, Puter) head

Synonyms

• testa

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish com, from com-, an equative prefix. Cognate with Irish chomh and Welsh cyn (“before”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xɔ/

Adverb

cho

1. so, as

   Tha i cho dalma. ― She is so presumptuous.

   Tha Màiri cho tinn ri cù. ― Mary's as sick as a dog.

Usage notes

• When comparing two things (as in English "as... as..."), the second preposition used is ri:

  cho mòr ri seo - as big as this

  cho cruaidh ris an stàilinn - as hard as steel

• Ri is omitted in this sense before sin (but see Derived terms):

  cho math sin - as good as that

Derived terms

• a cheart cho (“just as”)
• cho math ri sin (“furthermore”)

Tsuut'ina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃo/

Noun

chó

1. rain
2. thunder

References

• Gūnáhà. Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute. https://gunaha.altlab.app/

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *cəː; cognate with Arem cʌː.

Most prepositions in Vietnamese were originally verbs: ở (“to stay; at, in”), đến (“to come; to”), tới (“to arrive; to”), lên (“to go up; onto”), vào (“to enter; in, into”), theo (“to follow; according to”), về (“to return; about”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɔ˧˧]

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Verb

cho • (朱, 渚)

1. to give

   Cho em xin một ít sữa.

   Give me a little milk, please.

2. to let; to make; to cause
3. to let; to allow; to permit

   Synonym: cho phép

   Ai cho mày làm vậy, hử?

   Who let you do that?

4. to put; to add

   Cho thêm tí muối đi.

   You should add a little bit more salt.

5. to think; to consider
6. (mathematics) to suppose

   cho tam giác ABC ― suppose an ABC triangle

Derived terms

• cho biết
• cho hay
• cho phép
• cho thấy
• để cho

See also

• tặng

Particle

cho • (朱, 渚)

1. Used to emphasize để.
2. Dative marker.

   Để tôi làm cho!

   Let me do it!

Derived terms

• để cho

Preposition

cho • (朱, 渚)

1. for; to
2. until; till