-mu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Estonian

Etymology

Etymology unclear. Originally a dialectism, revitalised by Estonian terminologist and lexicographer Johannes Voldemar Veski. Possibly from + . Compare Finnish -mo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ-mu/, [ˈ-mu]

Suffix

-mu (genitive -mu, partitive -mut)

1. Forms nouns indicating a place.

   ‎valama (“to pour”) + ‎-mu → ‎valamu (“sink, basin”)

   ‎vara (“asset”) + ‎-mu → ‎varamu (“collection of assets with a high value”)

   ‎püha (“sacred, holy, saint”) + ‎-mu → ‎pühamu (“sanctuary”)

   ‎era- (“private”) + ‎-mu → ‎eramu (“private house”)

Declension

Declension of -mu (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		-mu	-mud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	-mu
genitive			-mute
partitive		-mut	-muid
illative		-musse	-mutesse -muisse
inessive		-mus	-mutes -muis
elative		-must	-mutest -muist
allative		-mule	-mutele -muile
adessive		-mul	-mutel -muil
ablative		-mult	-mutelt -muilt
translative		-muks	-muteks -muiks
terminative		-muni	-muteni
essive		-muna	-mutena
abessive		-muta	-muteta
comitative		-muga	-mutega

Derived terms

Estonian terms suffixed with -mu

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Indonesian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malay -mu, from mu, shortened form of kamu, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

Suffix

-mu

1. yours (possessive suffix)

Related terms

• kamu
• -ku
• -nya

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Kambera

Pronoun

-mu

1. second person singular genitive enclitic

See also

Kambera pronominal clitics

	Nominative	Genitive	Accusative	Dative
1sg	ku-	-nggu	-ka	-ngga
2sg	mu- (u-)	-mu	-kau	-nggau
3sg	na-	-na	-ya	-nya
1pl.incl	ta-	-nda	-ta	-nda
1pl.excl	ma-	-ma	-kama	-nggama
2pl	mi- (i-)	-mi	-kami (-kai)	-nggami (-nggai)
3pl	da-	-da	-ha	-nja

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Laboya

Pronoun

-mu

1. second person singular subject enclitic
2. second person singular possessive enclitic

See also

Laboya pronominal clitics

	Subject	Subject/Possessive	Object
Person
1sg	gu-	-gu	-ga
2sg	mu-	-mu	-gu
3sg	na-	-na	-ni
1pl.incl	da-	-da	-da
1pl.excl	ma-	-ma	-gama
2pl	mi-	-mi	-gimi
3pl	ɗa-	-ɗa	-di

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Malay

Etymology

From mu, shortened form of kamu, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu/
• Rhymes: -mu, -u

Suffix

-mu

1. you, your

   Aku telah memulangkan penselmu.

   I've returned your pencil.

   Aku rela berada bersamamu.

   I'd rather be with you.

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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Quechua

Suffix

-mu

1. cislocative, translocative.

   apay (“to carry”) → apamuy (“to bring; to take”)

   tiyay (“to sit”) → tiyamuy (“to come sit; to go sit”)