Finnish

Proper noun

Aku

1. A male given name.

Declension

Derived terms

• Aku Ankka

Banjarese

Pronoun

aku

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

Estonian

Etymology

A reduction of akumulaator, ultimately from Latin accumulātor.

Noun

aku ‎(genitive aku, partitive akut)

1. battery, cell, accumulator

Declension

Guaraní

Adjective

aku

1. hot

Hawaiian

Noun

aku

1. bonito, skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

Particle

aku

1. direction away from the speaker, away
2. soon, later, earlier, last (week, year, etc.)

Usage notes

• Mai and aku may change the meaning of the verb:

  aʻo mai ("to learn") - aʻo aku ("to teach")

  kūʻai mai ("to buy") - kūʻai aku ("to sell")

Synonyms

• akula

Antonyms

• mai, maila

Iban

Etymology

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.

Pronoun

aku

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay 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

• ku (ku- / -ku)
• daku

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aku/

Pronoun

aku

1. I (personal pronoun)

   Aku sedang lapar.

   I am hungry.

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

   Kucing aku hitam.

   My cat is black.

Synonyms

• saya, sahaya (formal)
• beta (by royalties)
• patik (to face royalties)

Japanese

Romanization

aku

1. rōmaji reading of あく

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuR, from Proto-Austronesian *ikuR

Noun

(classifier ƀĕ) aku

1. (anatomy) tail

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Alternative forms

• ku

Pronoun

aku ‎(personal pronoun, informal, Java spelling ꦲꦏꦸ, krama kula)

1. I (personal pronoun)

   Aku lagi mangan.

   I am eating.

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

Synonyms

• kula (formal)
• dalem

Kabishiana

Noun

äḳu

1. water

References

• Merritt Ruhlen, The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue (1996, ISBN 0471159638)

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

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

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

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

Latvian

Noun

aku f

1. accusative singular form of aka
2. instrumental singular form of aka
3. genitive plural form of aka

Malay

Etymology

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

• ku (ku- / -ku)
• daku
• اکو
• کو (کو- / -کو)
• داکو

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

aku ‎(Jawi spelling اکو)

1. I (personal pronoun)

   Aku orang itu.

   I am that person.

2. me (direct object of a verb)
3. me (object of a preposition)
4. me (indirect object of a verb)

   Ini aku.

   This is me.

5. my (belonging to me)

   Ini beg aku.

   This is my bag.

Usage notes

• Should not be used when speaking to anyone who is elder or of a higher status.

Synonyms

• saya, sahaya (formal)
• beta (by royalties)
• patik (by royal subjects)

See also

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *au, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *au, from Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

1. my (belonging to me)

Declension

Mori Bawah

Etymology

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *ku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

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

Moronene

Etymology

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Alternative forms

• iβaku

Pronoun

aku

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

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

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

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

Totoli

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Alternative forms

• yaku

Pronoun

aku

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