roko
English
Etymology
Shortened from HindiCategory:English terms derived from Hindi#ROKO रास्ता रोको (rāstā roko, literally “obstruct the road”).
Pronunciation
Noun
roko (plural rokos)Category:English lemmas#ROKOCategory:English nouns#ROKOCategory:English countable nouns#ROKOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROKOCategory:Pages with entries#ROKOCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ROKO
- (IndiaCategory:Indian English#ROKO) A type of protest in which transport is disrupted.
Related terms
- rail roko (“a form of protest blocking a railway”)
- rasta roko (“a form of protest blocking a road”)
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroko/Category:Esperanto 2-syllable words#ROKOCategory:Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation#ROKO
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#ROKOAudio 1: (file)
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#ROKOAudio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -okoCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/oko#ROKOCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/oko/2 syllables#ROKO
- Syllabification: ro‧ko
Etymology 1
From EnglishCategory:Esperanto terms derived from English#ROKO rock, ultimately from Medieval LatinCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Medieval Latin#ROKO rocca, of uncertainCategory:Esperanto terms with unknown etymologies#ROKO origin. Possibly from a CelticCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Celtic languages#ROKO/GaulishCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Gaulish#ROKO language (compare Breton roc'h). Additional cognates include Italian rocca, French roche, roc, Spanish roca.
Noun
roko (accusative singular rokon, plural rokoj, accusative plural rokojn)Category:Esperanto lemmas#ROKOCategory:Esperanto nouns#ROKOCategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#ROKOCategory:Pages with entries#ROKOCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ROKO
- (geologyCategory:eo:Geology#ROKO) rock
- Hyponym: metamorfa roko
Related terms
- ŝtono (“stone”)
Etymology 2
Back-formation from rokenroloCategory:Esperanto back-formations#ROKO, influenced by EnglishCategory:Esperanto terms derived from English#ROKO's own back-formation of rock and roll (from rock (“to sway, swing”, verb)Category:English links with redundant wikilinks#ROKOCategory:English links with redundant alt parameters#ROKOCategory:English links with manual fragments#ROKO), ultimately from Proto-GermanicCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ROKO *rukkōną.
Noun
roko (uncountable, accusative rokon)Category:Esperanto lemmas#ROKOCategory:Esperanto nouns#ROKOCategory:Esperanto uncountable nouns#ROKOCategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#ROKOCategory:Pages with entries#ROKOCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ROKO
- (musicCategory:eo:Music#ROKO) rock music
- Synonym: rokmuziko
Derived terms
- blusroko (“blues rock music”)
- metalroko (“heavy metal music”)
- poproko (“pop rock music”)
- rokenrolo (“rock and roll music”)
See also
- balanci (“to rock, sway”)
Further reading
- “roko”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “roko”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from EsperantoCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Esperanto#ROKOCategory:Ido terms derived from Esperanto#ROKO roko, EnglishCategory:Ido terms borrowed from English#ROKOCategory:Ido terms derived from English#ROKO rock, FrenchCategory:Ido terms borrowed from French#ROKOCategory:Ido terms derived from French#ROKO roc, SpanishCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Spanish#ROKOCategory:Ido terms derived from Spanish#ROKO roca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈro.ko/Category:Ido terms with IPA pronunciation#ROKO
- Hyphenation: ro‧ko
Noun
rokoCategory:Ido lemmas#ROKOCategory:Ido nouns#ROKOCategory:Ido entries with incorrect language header#ROKOCategory:Pages with entries#ROKOCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ROKO (plural roki)
Derived terms
Lokono
Noun
rokoCategory:Lokono lemmas#ROKOCategory:Lokono nouns#ROKOCategory:Lokono entries with incorrect language header#ROKOCategory:Pages with entries#ROKOCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ROKO
References
- de Goeje, C. H. (1928), The Arawak Language of Guiana, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 248
Sundanese
Etymology
From DutchCategory:Sundanese terms borrowed from Dutch#ROKOCategory:Sundanese terms derived from Dutch#ROKO roken. Cognate of Indonesian rokok.
Noun
rokoCategory:Sundanese lemmas#ROKOCategory:Sundanese nouns#ROKOCategory:Sundanese entries with incorrect language header#ROKOCategory:Pages with entries#ROKOCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ROKO
Derived terms
Further reading
- "ROKO", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
