"-mu" meaning in Malay

See -mu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /mu/, [mu] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-mu.wav [Malaysia] Forms: -مو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -mu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mu, from Proto-Austronesian *mu. Compare Tagalog mo. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*mu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mu, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*mu}} Proto-Austronesian *mu, {{cog|tl|mo}} Tagalog mo Head templates: {{ms-suffix|j=-مو}} -mu (Jawi spelling -مو)
  1. (poetic) Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:
    As a possessive; your.
    Tags: morpheme, poetic
    Sense id: en--mu-ms-suffix-ESYWRSHV Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay pronouns, Malay terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 50 50 Disambiguation of Malay terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
  2. (poetic) Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:
    As an object; you.
    Tags: morpheme, poetic
    Sense id: en--mu-ms-suffix-riKpeN8A Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay pronouns, Malay terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 50 50 Disambiguation of Malay terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: saya1 aku3, kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5, awak1 anda2 awda8kau3 kamu3 (alt: eng), + semua6 kalian2kau orang3 (alt: eng) [second-person], dia ia beliau7 -nya2, mereka2 dia orang3, This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area, The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like, The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (english: as an object or possessor), The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers

Alternative forms

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    [
      "*mu",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/mu"
    ],
    [
      "*mu",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/mu"
    ],
    [
      "mo",
      "mo#Tagalog"
    ]
  ],
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    },
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        "1": "tl",
        "2": "mo"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog mo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mu, from Proto-Austronesian *mu. Compare Tagalog mo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-مو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "j": "-مو"
      },
      "expansion": "-mu (Jawi spelling -مو)",
      "name": "ms-suffix"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "-mu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "saya1 aku3"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "eng",
      "word": "awak1 anda2 awda8kau3 kamu3"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "eng",
      "tags": [
        "second-person"
      ],
      "word": "+ semua6 kalian2kau orang3"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dia ia beliau7 -nya2"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mereka2 dia orang3"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "titles"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "or the like"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "as an object or possessor",
      "translation": "as an object or possessor",
      "word": "The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0",
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          "name": "Pages with 9 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0",
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        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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              4
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          ],
          "english": "your pencil",
          "text": "penselmu",
          "translation": "your pencil",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              117,
              119
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              128,
              132
            ]
          ],
          "english": "'Twas unexpected for such a result,\nArgentina fell into gloom and grey,\nAt last, with joy, my heart exult,\nFor Spain has carved your smile this day.",
          "text": "Tidak kusangka keputusan itu,\nArgentina jatuh dalam kelabu,\nAkhirnya aku gembira terharu,\nKerana Sepanyol ukir senyummu.",
          "translation": "'Twas unexpected for such a result,\nArgentina fell into gloom and grey,\nAt last, with joy, my heart exult,\nFor Spain has carved your smile this day.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:",
        "As a possessive; your."
      ],
      "id": "en--mu-ms-suffix-ESYWRSHV",
      "links": [
        [
          "your",
          "your"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:",
        "As a possessive; your."
      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
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          ],
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              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "with you",
          "text": "denganmu",
          "translation": "with you",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to hit you",
          "text": "pukulmu",
          "translation": "to hit you",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "With you, I will traverse the Milky Way.",
          "text": "Denganmu, akan kujelajahi satu Bima Sakti.",
          "translation": "With you, I will traverse the Milky Way.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:",
        "As an object; you."
      ],
      "id": "en--mu-ms-suffix-riKpeN8A",
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:",
        "As an object; you."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mu]"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/LL-Q9237_%28msa%29-GinormousBuildings-mu.wav/LL-Q9237_%28msa%29-GinormousBuildings-mu.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/LL-Q9237_%28msa%29-GinormousBuildings-mu.wav/LL-Q9237_%28msa%29-GinormousBuildings-mu.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-mu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mu"
}
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    "Malay 1-syllable words",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay pronouns",
    "Malay suffixes",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Malay terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/mu",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u/1 syllable"
  ],
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    [
      "*mu",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/mu"
    ],
    [
      "*mu",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/mu"
    ],
    [
      "mo",
      "mo#Tagalog"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog mo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mu, from Proto-Austronesian *mu. Compare Tagalog mo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-مو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "-مو"
      },
      "expansion": "-mu (Jawi spelling -مو)",
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    }
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  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "-mu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "saya1 aku3"
    },
    {
      "word": "kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5"
    },
    {
      "alt": "eng",
      "word": "awak1 anda2 awda8kau3 kamu3"
    },
    {
      "alt": "eng",
      "tags": [
        "second-person"
      ],
      "word": "+ semua6 kalian2kau orang3"
    },
    {
      "word": "dia ia beliau7 -nya2"
    },
    {
      "word": "mereka2 dia orang3"
    },
    {
      "word": "This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area"
    },
    {
      "word": "The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms"
    },
    {
      "word": "titles"
    },
    {
      "word": "or the like"
    },
    {
      "english": "as an object or possessor",
      "translation": "as an object or possessor",
      "word": "The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely"
    },
    {
      "word": "The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay poetic terms",
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
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              0,
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          "english": "your pencil",
          "text": "penselmu",
          "translation": "your pencil",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              117,
              119
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              128,
              132
            ]
          ],
          "english": "'Twas unexpected for such a result,\nArgentina fell into gloom and grey,\nAt last, with joy, my heart exult,\nFor Spain has carved your smile this day.",
          "text": "Tidak kusangka keputusan itu,\nArgentina jatuh dalam kelabu,\nAkhirnya aku gembira terharu,\nKerana Sepanyol ukir senyummu.",
          "translation": "'Twas unexpected for such a result,\nArgentina fell into gloom and grey,\nAt last, with joy, my heart exult,\nFor Spain has carved your smile this day.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:",
        "As a possessive; your."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "your",
          "your"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:",
        "As a possessive; your."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay poetic terms",
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          "english": "with you",
          "text": "denganmu",
          "translation": "with you",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          ],
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          ],
          "english": "to hit you",
          "text": "pukulmu",
          "translation": "to hit you",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              8
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              5,
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          ],
          "english": "With you, I will traverse the Milky Way.",
          "text": "Denganmu, akan kujelajahi satu Bima Sakti.",
          "translation": "With you, I will traverse the Milky Way.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:",
        "As an object; you."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) Second person oblique enclitic pronoun:",
        "As an object; you."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mu]"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Malaysia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-mu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mu"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -mu meaning in Malay (4.5kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Malay: 'kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5', originally 'kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5'",
  "path": [
    "-mu"
  ],
  "section": "Malay",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-mu",
  "trace": ""
}

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