guè

Betawi

Alternative forms

• gua (Literary dialect)
• guah (Bekasi dialect)
• gue (Tanah Abang dialect)

Etymology

From Chinese Hokkien 我 (góa, “I, me, my”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈ(w)ɛ/ (Meester dialect)

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• Hyphenation: gu‧è

Pronoun

guè

1. Meester form of gua

Usage notes

• Used mainly in a common situation, especially between friends or by someone older in terms of speaking to a younger person. As for the usage by a younger person speaking with an older person, there is no agreement whether it is appropriate to do so or not: some would regard it as inappropriate, some other would not.

Synonyms

• ané
• kita (euphemistic)