aku

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See also: Aku, āku, and āķu

Banjarese

Etymology

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.

Pronoun

aku

  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)

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)

Estonian

Etymology

A reduction of akumulaator, ultimately from Latin accumulātor.

Noun

aku (genitive aku, partitive akut)

  1. battery, cell, accumulator

Declension

Declension of aku (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative aku akud
accusative nom.
gen. aku
genitive akude
partitive akut akusid
illative akku
akusse 		akudesse
inessive akus akudes
elative akust akudest
allative akule akudele
adessive akul akudel
ablative akult akudelt
translative akuks akudeks
terminative akuni akudeni
essive akuna akudena
abessive akuta akudeta
comitative akuga akudega

Guaraní

Adjective

aku

  1. hot

Hadza

Pronunciation

Question word

aku

  1. what kind?, which?

Related terms

Hawaiian

Noun

aku

  1. bonito, skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

Particle

aku

  1. direction away from the speaker, away
  2. soon, later, earlier, last (week, year, etc.)

Usage notes

  • Mai and aku may change the meaning of the verb:
    aʻo mai (“to learn”) — aʻo aku (“to teach”)
    kūʻai mai (“to buy”) — kūʻai aku (“to sell”)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Iban

Etymology

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.

Pronoun

aku

  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)

Igbo

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈkʊ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ku

Noun

aku

  1. wealth

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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. Compare Maori aku, Malagasy aho.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

aku (first-person singular pronoun, referring to the speaker)

  1. I, me
    Aku sedang lapar. ― I am hungry.
  2. my (belonging to me)
    Kucing aku hitam. ― My cat is black.

Usage notes

Synonyms

Japanese

Romanization

aku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あく

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuR, from Proto-Austronesian *ikuR

Noun

aku (classifier ƀĕ)

  1. tail

Javanese

Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap): adalem
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): kula
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): aku

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku (personal pronoun, informal, Java spelling ꦲꦏꦸ, krama kula)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Aku lagi mangan. ― I am eating.
  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)

Synonyms

Kabishiana

Noun

äḳu

  1. water

References

  • Merritt Ruhlen, The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue (1996, →ISBN

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

  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)

Karo Batak

Etymology

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

Pronoun

aku

  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)

Latvian

Noun

aku f

  1. (deprecated template usage) accusative singular form of aka
  2. (deprecated template usage) instrumental singular form of aka
  3. (deprecated template usage) genitive plural form of aka

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronoun

aku (Jawi spelling اکو)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Aku orang itu.
    I am that person.
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
    Ini aku.
    This is me.
  5. my (belonging to me)
    Ini beg aku.
    This is my bag.

Usage notes

  • Should not be used when speaking to anyone who is elder or of a higher status.

Synonyms

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

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *au, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *au, from Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Cognate with Indonesian aku, Malagasy aho, Tagalog ako.

Pronoun

aku

  1. my (when talking of more than one thing)
    Ko aku tīpuna ērā. ― Those are my grandparents.

Declension

Maori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
singular subject A category O category Neutral A category O category Neutral
1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu tō āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual subject
1st person, inclusive tā tāua tō tāua - ā tāua ō tāua -
1st person, exclusive tā māua tō māua - ā māua ō māua -
2nd person tā kōrua tō kōrua - ā kōrua ō kōrua -
3rd person tā rāua tō rāua - ā rāua ō rāua -
plural subject
1st person, inclusive tā tātou tō tātou - ā tātou ō tātou -
1st person, exclusive tā mātou tō mātou - ā mātou ō mātou -
2nd person tā koutou tō koutou - ā koutou ō koutou -
3rd person tā rātou tō rātou - ā rātou ō rātou -
A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Usage notes

A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike āku and ōku. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories. It cannot be stressed, in which case either āku or ōku must be used, depending on the category of the noun.

References

  • “aku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mmen

Pronunciation

Noun

aku

  1. forest

Further reading

Mori Bawah

Etymology

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *ku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

  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)

Moronene

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

  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)

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

  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)

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

aku

  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)

Totoli

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

aku

  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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