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manko.

lack, shortage

5 characters2 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmanko/
  1. lack, shortage

    Li suferas de manko de oksigeno.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French manquerbor. Esperanto manki Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -um Italian -oder. Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Spanish -oder. Ancient Greek -οι (-oi)der. Esperanto -o Esperanto manko From manki (“to be lacking”) + -o (nominal suffix). First attested in 1888.

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