hakilo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng-der.

Proto-Germanic *hakkōną

Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn

Old English *haccian

Middle English hakken

English hackbor.

German hackenbor.

Esperanto haki

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Slavic *-dloder.

Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.?

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Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.?

Proto-Germanic *-ilazder.

Esperanto -ilo

Esperanto hakilo

From haki + -ilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈkilo/

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• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: ha‧ki‧lo
• Hyphenation: hak‧ilo

Noun

hakilo (accusative singular hakilon, plural hakiloj, accusative plural hakilojn)

1. axe

Derived terms

• hakileto (“hatchet”, literally “little axe”)

Further reading

• “hakilo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “hakilo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto hakilo. By surface analysis, hakar (“chop, cut up, hew”) +‎ -ilo (“tool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈki.lo/

Noun

hakilo (plural hakili)

1. axe