18 December 2013

size is tamko

tamko = size (noun) (some things Google found for "tamko": a common term; TAMKO Building Products for roofing and decks; an unusual last name; a rare first name; Tamko is a Finnish acronym for Tampereen Ammattikorkeakoulun Opiskelijakunta (Tampere University of Applied Sciences Student Union); in Swahili tamko means statement; similar Tamkor is the name of a place in India)

Word derivation for "size"
Basque = tamaina, Finnish = koko
Miresua = tamko

The Basque word tamaina is similar to the Spanish noun tamaño which means size. Another Basque word for size is neurri (size, measure).

The Finnish word koko means size, format. As an adjective, koko means whole, entire. Another Finnish word for size is suuruus (size, greatness, magnitude).

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Caterpillar asked Alice, "What size do you want to be?"

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