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The word "kapo" could have come from the Italian word for "head" and "boss", capo.According to the Duden, it is derived from the French word for "Corporal" (). [2] [3] [4] Journalist Robert D. McFadden believes that the word "kapo" is derived from the German word Lagercapo, meaning camp captain. [5]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
Kākāpō" is increasingly written in New Zealand English with the macrons that indicate long vowels. [19] [20] [21] The correct pronunciation in Māori is [kaːkaːpɔː]; other colloquial pronunciations exist, however. These include the British English / ˈ k ɑː k ə p oʊ / (KAH-kə-poh), [22] as defined in the Chambers Dictionary in 2003 ...
The word Kowtow is derived from 叩頭 / 叩头 (Jyutping: kau3 tau4; pinyin: kòutóu).An alternative Chinese term is 磕頭 / 磕头 (pinyin: kētóu; Jyutping: hap6 tau4); however, the meaning is somewhat altered: 叩 has the general meaning of knock, whereas 磕 has the general meaning of "touch upon (a surface)", 頭 / 头 meaning head.
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