ꦲꦏꦸ

See also: ꦲꦁꦏꦿꦁ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦲꦏꦸ
Pegon
Roman	aku

Alternative forms

• ꦏꦸ (ku) — clitic

Etymology

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

Pronoun

Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap): ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem)
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): ꦏꦸꦭ (kula)
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): ꦲꦏꦸ (aku)

ꦲꦏꦸ (aku) (personal pronoun)

1. I, me, my (first person singular pronoun)

   ꦲꦏꦸꦭꦒꦶꦩꦔꦤ꧀꧉ ― Aku lagi mangan. ― I am eating.

2. (when placed after a noun) my (first person singular possesive pronoun)

See also

Javanese personal pronouns

		freestanding form				prefix	suffix
		ngoko	madya	krama	higher krama
first person	singular	ꦲꦏꦸ (aku)	–	ꦏꦸꦭ (kula)	ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem)	ꦠꦏ꧀- (tak-), ꦢꦏ꧀- (dak-)	-ꦏꦸ (-ku)
	plural exclusive	ꦏꦩꦶ (kami)				–	–
	plural inclusive	ꦏꦶꦠ (kita)				–	–
second person		ꦏꦺꦴꦮꦺ (kowé)	ꦱꦩꦁ (samang)	ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀ (sampéyan)	ꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦔꦤ꧀ (panjenengan)	ꦏꦺꦴ- (ko-), ꦏꦺꦴꦏ꧀- (kok-)	-ꦩꦸ (-mu)
third person		ꦝꦺꦮꦺꦏꦺ (dhèwèké)	–	ꦥꦶꦪꦩ꧀ꦧꦏꦶꦥꦸꦤ꧀ (piyambakipun)	ꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦔꦤꦺ (panjenengané), ꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦔꦤꦶꦥꦸꦤ꧀ (panjenenganipun)	–	-ꦤꦺ (-né), -ꦤꦶꦥꦸꦤ꧀ (-nipun)

• The personal pronouns may vary depending on the dialect.
• The second and third person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.

See each entry for more information.

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “aku”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN