"daku" meaning in Malay

See daku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈdaku/, [ˈda.ku] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-daku.wav [Malaysia] Forms: داکو [Jawi], aku [alternative], ku [alternative], ku- [alternative], -ku [alternative]
Rhymes: -aku, -ku, -u Etymology: Variant of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-mly-pro|*aku}} Proto-Malayic *aku, {{der|ms|poz-mcm-pro|*aku}} Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, {{der|ms|poz-msa-pro|*aku}} Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*aku}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, {{der|ms|map-pro|*aku}} Proto-Austronesian *aku Head templates: {{ms-pronoun|j=داکو}} daku (Jawi spelling داکو), {{tlb|ms|poetic}} (poetic)
  1. I (personal pronoun) Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-daku-ms-pron-DEtObZwO Categories (other): Malay pronouns Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 32 18 17 19 15
  2. me (direct object of a verb) Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-daku-ms-pron-IEaL72DD
  3. me (object of a preposition) Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-daku-ms-pron-fu5VplhE
  4. me (indirect object of a verb) Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-daku-ms-pron-cdlRLnlJ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 11 15 11 52 11
  5. my (belonging to me) Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-daku-ms-pron-jxdBl~b5
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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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/aku"
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      },
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      },
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ku",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ku-",
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      ]
    },
    {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ms",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "saya1 aku3"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "+ semua6 kalian2kau orang3"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dia ia beliau7 -nya2"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mereka2 dia orang3"
    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "titles"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "or the like"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 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 0 0 0",
      "word": "The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers"
    }
  ],
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        }
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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        "poetic"
      ]
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        "me (indirect object of a verb)"
      ],
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          "me",
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        ]
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        "poetic"
      ]
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        "my (belonging to me)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "my",
          "my"
        ]
      ],
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        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈda.ku]"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Malaysia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aku"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ku"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "daku"
}
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    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay poetic terms",
    "Malay pronouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Chamic",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/aku",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ku",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u/2 syllables"
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      "form": "داکو",
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    },
    {
      "form": "aku",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ku",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ku-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ku",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "j": "داکو"
      },
      "expansion": "daku (Jawi spelling داکو)",
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    },
    {
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  "lang_code": "ms",
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      "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": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "I (personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (direct object of a verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ],
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        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
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        [
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      ],
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        "poetic"
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        "me (indirect object of a verb)"
      ],
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        [
          "me",
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        ]
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        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "my (belonging to me)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "my",
          "my"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈda.ku]"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Malaysia"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aku"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ku"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "daku"
}

Download raw JSONL data for daku meaning in Malay (3.8kB)

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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": [
    "daku"
  ],
  "section": "Malay",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "daku",
  "trace": ""
}

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