kau-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kau"
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay kau-, from kau, shortened form of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
kau-
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From kau, shortened form of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
kau- (Jawi spelling کاو-)
Usage notes[edit]
- Usage not allowed when the audience is anyone who is elder or in higher status.
See also[edit]
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 |
Further reading[edit]
- “kau-” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tocharian B[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tocharian *kāu- (whence also Tocharian A ko-), from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with kaut-, English hew, Latin cudo, Lithuanian kaujėti, etc.
Verb[edit]
kau-
- to kill, strike down, destroy
- chop up
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kau-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 222
Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *kau. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻau and Samoan ʻau.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
kau-
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 145
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