กู

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *kuːᴬ (singular first-person pronoun (weak)).

Cognate with Lao ກູ (), ᦅᦴ (kuu), Tai Dam ꪀꪴ, Zhuang gou.

Compare Proto-Hlai *ɦuː (I), Proto-Austronesian *aku (whence Malay aku, Tagalog ako and Javanese aku).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicกู
k ū
RomanizationPaiboonguu
Royal Instituteku
(standard) IPA(key)/kuː˧/(R)

Pronoun[edit]

กู (guu)

  1. (now considered vulgar and offensive) a first person pronoun: I.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Often used together with the second person pronoun มึง (mʉng).

See also[edit]

Urak Lawoi'[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku (first person pronoun); compare Malay aku, Tagalog akó.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

กู (ku)

  1. a first person pronoun: I