"kau" meaning in Malay

See kau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /kau̯/ Audio: Ms-MY-kau.ogg Forms: کاو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -kau̯, -au̯ Etymology: Shortened form of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*kau}} Proto-Malayic *kau, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*(i-)kahu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, {{der|ms|map-pro|*(i-)kaSu}} Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu Head templates: {{ms-pronoun|j=کاو}} kau (Jawi spelling کاو)
  1. you, your
    Sense id: en-kau-ms-pron-Y0oCtluh Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay pronouns, Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries 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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        {
          "word": "ساي aku"
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            "informal",
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          "word": "ـكو hamba"
        },
        {
          "english": "informal/towards God",
          "tags": [
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            "informal",
            "possessive"
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          "word": "همبا"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kami"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "exclusive",
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          "word": "کامي kita orang"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
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          "word": "کيت"
        },
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        {
          "word": "بيتا"
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          "word": "kamu"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal"
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          "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"
        },
        {
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            "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"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
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        },
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            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "دي اورڠ"
        },
        {
          "word": "baginda"
        },
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          "word": "بݢيندا"
        }
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      "ipa": "/kau̯/"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "saya"
    },
    {
      "word": "ساي aku"
    },
    {
      "word": "اکو"
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    {
      "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": [
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        "informal"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کامي kita orang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
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        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "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"
    }
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        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
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      "ipa": "/kau̯/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯"
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  "word": "kau"
}

Download raw JSONL data for kau meaning in Malay (3.7kB)

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  "trace": ""
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