gua

See also GUA, guā, guǎ, and guà

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit

Noun

gua

1. cave

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Malay

Etymology

From Min Nan 我 (góa).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /ɡuə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /ɡua/
• Rhymes: -uə, -wə, -ə

Pronoun

gua

1. (Malaysia) I, me, my

See also

• aku
• saya

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	familiar	aku / اکو	kami / کامي (exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive)
	polite	saya / ساي
2nd person	familiar	engkau / اڠکاو kamu / کامو awak / اوق
	polite	anda / اندا
3rd person		dia / دي ia / اي -nya / -ڽ	mereka / مريک

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Mandarin

Romanization

gua

1. Nonstandard spelling of guā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of guǎ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of guà.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.