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-kau

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Kambera

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Pronoun

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-kau

  1. second person singular accusative enclitic

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Malay

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Etymology

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Shortened form of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-kau (Jawi spelling ـکاو)

  1. you, your
    Mereka akan membawakau.
    They will bring you.
    Dia akan tinggal dengankau.
    He / She will live with you.
    Tanah ini ialah tanahkau.
    This land is your land.

Usage notes

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Also used when addressing God, which in this sense is used with capital letter and hyphen. Kepada-KauTo you

In Indonesian (a variant of Malay), it is not considered as an enclitic suffix.

See also

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Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard saya / ساي
aku / اکو, ku- / كوـ (informal/towards God)
-ku / ـكو (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 / اڠکاو, kau- / كاوـ (informal/towards God)
awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu / ـمو (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 / ـڽ (possessive)
mereka / مريک
dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
royal baginda / بݢيندا