roko

English

Etymology

Shortened from Hindi रास्ता रोको (rāstā roko, literally “obstruct the road”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊkəʊ/

Noun

roko (plural rokos)

1. (India) 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

• Koro, Kroo, okro, Orok, koro, kroo, rook

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈroko]

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• Rhymes: -oko
• Hyphenation: ro‧ko

Etymology 1

From English rock, ultimately from Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Celtic/Gaulish 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)

1. (geology) rock

   Hyponym: metamorfa roko

Related terms

• ŝtono (“stone”)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from rokenrolo, influenced by English's own back-formation of rock and roll (from rock (“to sway, swing”, verb)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rukkōną.

Noun

roko (uncountable, accusative rokon)

1. (music) 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”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto roko, English rock, French roc, Spanish roca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈro.ko/
• Hyphenation: ro‧ko

Noun

roko (plural roki)

1. (geology) rock

Derived terms

• rokoza

Lokono

Noun

roko

1. mouth

References

• de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana‎^[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 248