mu-
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.
Pronunciation
Prefix
mu-
Kamba
Alternative forms
Prefix
mu-
- you plural (used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun)
Kambera
Alternative forms
Pronoun
mu-
- second person singular nominative proclitic
See also
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
Prefix
mu-
See also
singular | plural | ||
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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 |
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
Usage notes
The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Phuthi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
Etymology 3
From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Rwanda-Rundi
Prefix
mu-
- you, second-person plural subject concord.
- Augmentless form of umu- (“class 1 or 3 noun prefix”)
- class 1 or 3 concord prefix for adjectives
Alternative forms
- mw- (before a vowel)
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
Usage notes
The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Swahili
Etymology 1
See m-.
Prefix
mu-
- Alternative form of m-
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *mu-.
Alternative forms
- mw- (before a vowel)
Prefix
mu-
- The prefix for noun class 18 denoting a locative that implies position within something.
See also
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
Usage notes
The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Tsonga
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Alternative forms
Prefix
mu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Venda
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
- Class 1 simple noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
Usage notes
The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.
Prefix
mu-
- Class 3 simple noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “mu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “mu-”
- 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 1-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian prefixes
- Indonesian pronouns
- Kamba lemmas
- Kamba pronouns
- Kamba prefixes
- Kambera lemmas
- Kambera pronouns
- Kambera pronominal clitics
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay 1-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Malay lemmas
- Malay prefixes
- Malay pronouns
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele object concords
- Phuthi terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Phuthi terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Phuthi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi lemmas
- Phuthi prefixes
- Phuthi noun prefixes
- Phuthi object concords
- Rwanda-Rundi lemmas
- Rwanda-Rundi prefixes
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele object concords
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili prefixes
- Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi lemmas
- Swazi prefixes
- Swazi object concords
- Tsonga terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Tsonga terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Tsonga lemmas
- Tsonga prefixes
- Tsonga noun prefixes
- Venda terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Venda terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Venda lemmas
- Venda prefixes
- Venda noun prefixes
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu simple noun prefixes
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu object concords