dikau
Indonesian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malay dikau, variant of engkau, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dikau
Usage notes
Used in poetry, songs and similar prose.
Synonyms
Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
- anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- coen (slang, East Java)
- ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- kamu (intimate)
- ko, kowe (informal, Java)
- kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
- lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)
Malay
Etymology
Variant of engkau, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dikau
Usage notes
Used in poetry, songs and similar prose.
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 |
Categories:
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian pronouns
- Indonesian poetic terms
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ikau̯
- Rhymes:Malay/kau̯
- Rhymes:Malay/au̯
- Malay lemmas
- Malay pronouns
- Malay poetic terms