"ku" meaning in Malay

See ku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ku/ Forms: کو [Jawi], aku [alternative], daku [alternative]
Rhymes: -ku, -u Etymology: Shortened form 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=کو}} ku (Jawi spelling کو), {{tlb|ms|informal}} (informal)
  1. I (personal pronoun) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ku-ms-pron-DEtObZwO Categories (other): Malay pronouns Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 30 17 17 23 13
  2. me (direct object of a verb) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ku-ms-pron-IEaL72DD
  3. me (object of a preposition) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ku-ms-pron-fu5VplhE
  4. me (indirect object of a verb) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ku-ms-pron-cdlRLnlJ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 30 38 8
  5. my (belonging to me) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ku-ms-pron-jxdBl~b5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ku-, -ku
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 0 0 0",
      "word": "ku-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "-ku"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *aku",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
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        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-msa-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *aku",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortened form 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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aku",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daku",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "کو"
      },
      "expansion": "ku (Jawi spelling کو)",
      "name": "ms-pronoun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "informal"
      },
      "expansion": "(informal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "saya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ساي aku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "اکو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ku-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كوـ -ku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـكو hamba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "همبا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "kami"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کامي kita orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "inclusive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کيت"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "beta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "بيتا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "kamu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "کامو anda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "اندا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "engkau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "اڠکاو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "kau-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "كاوـ awak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اوق -mu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـمو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "awak semua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "اوق سموا kamu semua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كامو سموا kalian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کالين kau orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كاو اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tuanku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "توانكو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "dia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "دي ia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اي beliau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "بلياو -nya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـڽ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "mereka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "مريک dia orang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "دي اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "baginda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "بݢيندا"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 17 17 23 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I know.",
          "text": "Kutahu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I (personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku-ms-pron-DEtObZwO",
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He knows me.",
          "text": "Dia mengenaliku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "me (direct object of a verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku-ms-pron-IEaL72DD",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He went with me.",
          "text": "Dia pergi denganku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "me (object of a preposition)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku-ms-pron-fu5VplhE",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 13 30 38 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "me (indirect object of a verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku-ms-pron-cdlRLnlJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This is my stuff.",
          "text": "Ini barangku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "my (belonging to me)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku-ms-pron-jxdBl~b5",
      "links": [
        [
          "my",
          "my"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ku/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ku"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ku"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay informal terms",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "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",
    "Pages with 53 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ku",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ku-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ku"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *aku",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mcm-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-msa-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *aku",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortened form 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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aku",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daku",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "کو"
      },
      "expansion": "ku (Jawi spelling کو)",
      "name": "ms-pronoun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "informal"
      },
      "expansion": "(informal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "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": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I know.",
          "text": "Kutahu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I (personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He knows me.",
          "text": "Dia mengenaliku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "me (direct object of a verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He went with me.",
          "text": "Dia pergi denganku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "me (object of a preposition)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (indirect object of a verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This is my stuff.",
          "text": "Ini barangku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "my (belonging to me)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "my",
          "my"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ku/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ku"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ku"
}

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