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-ku

-ku

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ku"

Indonesian

Suffix

-ku

  1. me (direct object of a verb)
  2. me (object of a preposition)
  3. me (indirect object of a verb)
  4. my (belonging to me)

Malay

Etymology

From ku, shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku/
  • Rhymes: -ku, -u

Suffix

-ku (Jawi spelling -کو, Informal, rough even towards older people)

  1. me (direct object of a verb)
    Dia memarahiku.
    He scolded me.
  2. me (object of a preposition)
    Dia pergi denganku.
    He went with me.
  3. me (indirect object of a verb)
  4. my (belonging to me)
    Ini rumahku.
    This is my house.

See also


Maori

Suffix

-ku

  1. Used in contractions with particles of possession to mean me

See also


Quechua

Not to be confused with -nku, -yku

Suffix

-ku

  1. Reflexive. To or for oneself.
    mayllay (to wash something)mayllakuy (to wash oneself)
    rantiy (to buy something)rantikuy (to buy something for oneself)