ku

See also Appendix:Variations of "ku", and Appendix:ISO 639-1 language codes

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷu ‘where?’ (compare Avestan kū, Sanskrit kū́).

Adverb

ku

1. where

See also

• kush

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n)

Pronunciation

• ku

  (file)

Preposition

ku

1. to (in the direction of, and arriving at)

Synonyms

• k
• ke

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Ewe

Verb

kuku

1. to die

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ku/

Pronoun

ku

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)

Derived terms

• ku-
• -ku

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Japanese

Romanization

ku

1. See く
2. See ク

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Javanese

Etymology

Shortened form of aku, from Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

ku (personal pronoun, informal)

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)

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /kuː/, X-SAMPA: /ku:/

Noun

kū (indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter Q.

Coordinate terms

• (Latin’s names for the letters of its own alphabet): ā (A), bē (B), cē (C), dē (D), ē (E), ef (F), gē (G), hā (H), ī (I), kā (K), el (L), em (M), en (N), ō (O), pē (P), kū (Q), er (R), es (S), tē (T), ū (V), ix / īx / ex (X), ȳ (Y), zēta (Z)

References

• Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32
  Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū — each, again, with a long vowel sound.

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Lojban

Cmavo

ku

1. ends a sumti

Usage notes

• It can be omitted if no ambiguity results.

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Malay

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ku/
• Rhymes: -ku, -u

Pronoun

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

1. I (personal pronoun)

   Kutahu.

   I know.

2. me (direct object of a verb)

   Dia mengenaliku.

   He knows me.

3. me (object of a preposition)

   Dia pergi denganku.

   He went with me.

4. me (indirect object of a verb)
5. my (belonging to me)

   Ini barangku.

   This is my stuff.

Derived terms

• ku-
• -ku

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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Mandarin

See also

• -ku

Romanization

ku

1. Nonstandard spelling of kū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kǔ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kù.

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.

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Mauritian Creole

Noun

ku

1. Alternative spelling of kou.

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular kú), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).

Noun

ku

1. cow

Inflection

    Inflection of ku

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål f	ku	kua	kyr/kuer	kyrne/kuene
Bokmål m	ku	kuen	kyr/kuer	kyrne/kuene
Nynorsk f	ku	kua	kyr	kyrne

References

• “ku” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Polish

Etymology

Old Polish k, from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *kom

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ku/

• Audio

  (file)

Preposition

ku + dative

1. towards, to

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Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ki, the same root from which the Finnish ken is derived.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ku/

Pronoun

ku

1. who

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian B ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.

Noun

ku m

1. dog

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Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian A ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.

Noun

ku m

1. dog

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Veps

Noun

ku

1. moon
2. month

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Yurok

Noun

ku

1. dove