"kamu" meaning in Malay

See kamu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /kamu/ Audio: Ms-MY-kamu.ogg Forms: کامو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -amu Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu. First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kamu). Etymology templates: {{uder|ms|poz-mly-pro|*kamu(ʔ)}} Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), {{uder|ms|poz-pro|*(i-)kamu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, {{uder|ms|map-pro|*(i-)kamu}} Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, {{m+|ms-old|tr=kamu}} Old Malay [script needed] (kamu) Head templates: {{ms-pronoun|j=کامو}} kamu (Jawi spelling کامو)
  1. you (singular, familiar) Synonyms: anda, awak, dikau, engkau, kau, tuanku
    Sense id: en-kamu-ms-pron-NRCNtIWa Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay pronouns, Malay undefined derivations Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 55 45 Disambiguation of Malay undefined derivations: 73 27
  2. you (plural), you all, y'all Synonyms: kalian
    Sense id: en-kamu-ms-pron-X-PeNWrH Categories (other): Malay pronouns Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mu, mu-, -mu
Related terms: saya, ساي aku, اکو, ku- (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], كوـ -ku (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], ـكو hamba (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], همبا (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], kami [exclusive, inclusive, informal], کامي kita orang [exclusive, inclusive, informal], كيت اورڠ kita [exclusive, inclusive, informal], کيت [exclusive, inclusive, informal], beta, بيتا, kamu [formal], کامو anda [formal], اندا [formal], engkau, اڠکاو, kau- (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], كاوـ awak (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], اوق -mu (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], ـمو (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], awak semua [informal], اوق سموا kamu semua [informal], كامو سموا kalian [informal], کالين kau orang [informal], كاو اورڠ [informal], tuanku, توانكو, dia [honorific, possessive], دي ia [honorific, possessive], اي beliau [honorific, possessive], بلياو -nya [honorific, possessive], ـڽ [honorific, possessive], mereka [informal], مريک dia orang [informal], دي اورڠ [informal], baginda, بݢيندا

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mu-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-mu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*kamu(ʔ)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*(i-)kamu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*(i-)kamu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms-old",
        "tr": "kamu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Malay [script needed] (kamu)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.\nFirst attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kamu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کامو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "کامو"
      },
      "expansion": "kamu (Jawi spelling کامو)",
      "name": "ms-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "saya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ساي aku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "اکو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ku-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كوـ -ku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـكو hamba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "همبا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "kami"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کامي kita orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کيت"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "بيتا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "kamu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "کامو anda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "اندا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "engkau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "اڠکاو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "kau-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كاوـ awak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اوق -mu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـمو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "awak semua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "اوق سموا kamu semua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كامو سموا kalian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کالين kau orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كاو اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tuanku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "توانكو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "dia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "دي ia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اي beliau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "بلياو -nya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـڽ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "mereka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "مريک dia orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "دي اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "baginda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "بݢيندا"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay undefined derivations",
          "parents": [
            "Undefined derivations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (singular, familiar)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kamu-ms-pron-NRCNtIWa",
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anda"
        },
        {
          "word": "awak"
        },
        {
          "word": "dikau"
        },
        {
          "word": "engkau"
        },
        {
          "word": "kau"
        },
        {
          "word": "tuanku"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (plural), you all, y'all"
      ],
      "id": "en-kamu-ms-pron-X-PeNWrH",
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "you all",
          "you all"
        ],
        [
          "y'all",
          "y'all"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kalian"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kamu/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-kamu.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/eb/Ms-MY-kamu.ogg/Ms-MY-kamu.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Ms-MY-kamu.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amu"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Telaga Batu inscription"
  ],
  "word": "kamu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay pronouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay undefined derivations",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for native script for Old Malay terms",
    "Rhymes:Malay/amu",
    "Rhymes:Malay/amu/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mu"
    },
    {
      "word": "mu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-mu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*kamu(ʔ)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*(i-)kamu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*(i-)kamu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms-old",
        "tr": "kamu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Malay [script needed] (kamu)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.\nFirst attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kamu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کامو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "کامو"
      },
      "expansion": "kamu (Jawi spelling کامو)",
      "name": "ms-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "saya"
    },
    {
      "word": "ساي aku"
    },
    {
      "word": "اکو"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ku-"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كوـ -ku"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـكو hamba"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "همبا"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "kami"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کامي kita orang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کيت"
    },
    {
      "word": "beta"
    },
    {
      "word": "بيتا"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "kamu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "کامو anda"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "اندا"
    },
    {
      "word": "engkau"
    },
    {
      "word": "اڠکاو"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "kau-"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كاوـ awak"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اوق -mu"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـمو"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "awak semua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "اوق سموا kamu semua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كامو سموا kalian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کالين kau orang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كاو اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "word": "tuanku"
    },
    {
      "word": "توانكو"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "dia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "دي ia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اي beliau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "بلياو -nya"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـڽ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "mereka"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "مريک dia orang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "دي اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "word": "baginda"
    },
    {
      "word": "بݢيندا"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "you (singular, familiar)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anda"
        },
        {
          "word": "awak"
        },
        {
          "word": "dikau"
        },
        {
          "word": "engkau"
        },
        {
          "word": "kau"
        },
        {
          "word": "tuanku"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "you (plural), you all, y'all"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "you all",
          "you all"
        ],
        [
          "y'all",
          "y'all"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kalian"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kamu/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ms-MY-kamu.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/eb/Ms-MY-kamu.ogg/Ms-MY-kamu.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Ms-MY-kamu.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amu"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Telaga Batu inscription"
  ],
  "word": "kamu"
}

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