"-ku" meaning in Indonesian

See -ku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ku/ Forms: -koe [alternative]
Etymology: From Malay -ku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ku, from Proto-Austronesian *ku. Etymology templates: {{der|id|ms|-ku}} Malay -ku, {{der|id|poz-pro|*ku}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ku, {{der|id|map-pro|*ku}} Proto-Austronesian *ku Head templates: {{head|id|suffix}} -ku
  1. (casual or informal) first person singular oblique enclitic pronoun
    as a possessive adjective
    Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ku-id-suffix-IFdrlbaj Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 24 24 24 0 12 3 5 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 24 0 12 3 5 5 4
  2. (casual or informal) first person singular oblique enclitic pronoun
    as a direct or indirect object
    Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ku-id-suffix-~f~KJO83 Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 24 24 24 0 12 3 5 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 24 0 12 3 5 5 4
  3. (casual or informal) first person singular oblique enclitic pronoun
    as an object of a preposition, with the exception for di, ke, and dalam
    Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ku-id-suffix-~OH0azCb Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 24 24 24 0 12 3 5 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 24 0 12 3 5 5 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aku, saya1, kami, -, ku-, kita, kamu, Anda2, kau3, kalian, Anda sekalian2, -mu, dia, beliau4, ia3, mereka, -nya, diri, sendiri, This table only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language, The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like, The enclitics are only used obliquely (english: object or possessor), while the proclitic is only used as a subject

Alternative forms

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