kami

English

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Noun

kami (plural kami)

1. An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
2. A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.

Translations

a God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan

• Japanese: 神 (ja) (kami)

Anagrams

• maki

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kami, from Proto-Malayic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kami/

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive); I and other(s) but not those I am addressing.

   "Kami sudah pergi ke pasar": "We have been to the market"

2. us (exclusive); me and other(s) but not those I am addressing.

   Ibu: "Kamu sekalian sudah di mandi?" Mother: "Have you all bathed yet?"

   Anak-anak: "Kami?" Children: "Us?"

3. our (exclusive); my and of other(s) but not of those I am addressing.

   "Adalah cicak besar di dinding kamar hotel kami: tolong bantu di ambil ": "There is a big gecko in our hotel room: please help have it removed."

4. ours (if used with milik, kepunyaan, etc.)

   "Hak Milik tanah bangsa Indonesia hanya untuk kami sekalian": "It is only we [Indonesians] who have the right to own this Indonesian land"

Related terms

• kita

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Japanese

Romanization

kami

1. See かみ

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kami/
• Rhymes: -ami, -mi, -i

Pronoun

kami

1. we, us, our (exclusive)
2. I, me, my

Related terms

• kita (“inclusive”)

See also

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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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaˈmɪ/ or IPA: /kaˈmɛ/ (colloquial)

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Pronoun

kami

1. We; us—exclusive of person spoken to.

   Nagtatrabaho kami sa isang kumpanya. Ikaw?

   We work at a company. You?

Related terms

• namin

See also

• tayo