Saturday, July 24, 2010

The meaning of "Teko" or "Teco" i believe it is a native indian american name.?

my bf wants to call our new puppy Teko and thinks it may be an native indian name? would appreciate any help. i have tried to google it with no success.

The meaning of "Teko" or "Teco" i believe it is a native indian american name.?
"Teko" means 'act', 'deed', 'achievement' in Finnish.





http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teko





"teco" means 'with you' in literary Italian





http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teco





Basque : "teko" : goalkeeper.


Esperanto : "teko" : briefcase, file.


Faroese : "teko" : files.


Finnish : "teko" : action, achievement, act, deed.


Lozi [Zambia] : "teko" : cost, price, value.


Malay : "teko" : teapot.


Rapa Nui [Easter Island] : "teko" : giant.





http://www.websters-online-dictionary.ne...





Neapolitan : "teco" : with you.


Portuguese : "teco" : hit, shot.





http://www.websters-online-dictionary.ne...





According to the Urban Dictionary "teko" is a "New Zealand" (Maori?) word for 'sh*t'.





But in two Maori dictionaries I checked they transliterate it "tiko".





http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.ph...


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