-ku

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ku"

Indonesian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malay -ku, from ku, shortened form of aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Suffix

-ku

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

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Malay

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From ku, shortened form of aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/
• Rhymes: -ku, -u

Suffix

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

1. me (direct object of a verb)

   Dia memarahiku.

   He scolded me.

2. me (object of a preposition)

   Dia pergi denganku.

   He went with me.

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

   Ini rumahku.

   This is my house.

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya / ساي aku/ku- / اکو / كو- (informal/towards God) -ku / -كو (informal possessive) hamba / همبا (dated)	kami / کامي (exclusive) kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta / بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu / کامو anda / اندا (formal)
		engkau/kau- / اڠکاو/ كاو- (informal/towards God) awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu / -مو (possessive)	awak semua / اوق سموا kamu semua / كامو سموا kalian / کالين (informal) kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku / توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia / دي ia / اي beliau / بلياو (honorific) -nya / -ڽ (possessive)	mereka / مريک dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda / بݢيندا

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Maori

Suffix

-ku

1. Used in contractions with particles of possession to mean me

See also

Maori personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person (exclusive)			au, ahau	māua	mātou
1st person (inclusive)				tāua	tātou
2nd person			koe	kōrua	koutou
3rd person			ia	rāua	rātou

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Quechua

Not to be confused with -nku, -yku

Suffix

-ku

1. Reflexive. To or for oneself.

   mayllay (“to wash something”) → mayllakuy (“to wash oneself”)

   rantiy (“to buy something”) → rantikuy (“to buy something for oneself”)