kamu

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of kamraati +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmu/, [ˈkɑ̝mu]
• Rhymes: -ɑmu
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧mu

Noun

kamu (colloquial)

1. a pal

Declension

Inflection of kamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kamu	kamut
genitive		kamun	kamujen
partitive		kamua	kamuja
illative		kamuun	kamuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kamu	kamut
accusative	nom.	kamu	kamut
	gen.	kamun
genitive		kamun	kamujen
partitive		kamua	kamuja
inessive		kamussa	kamuissa
elative		kamusta	kamuista
illative		kamuun	kamuihin
adessive		kamulla	kamuilla
ablative		kamulta	kamuilta
allative		kamulle	kamuille
essive		kamuna	kamuina
translative		kamuksi	kamuiksi
abessive		kamutta	kamuitta
instructive		—	kamuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kamuni kamuni accusative nom. kamuni kamuni gen. kamuni genitive kamuni kamujeni partitive kamuani kamujani inessive kamussani kamuissani elative kamustani kamuistani illative kamuuni kamuihini adessive kamullani kamuillani ablative kamultani kamuiltani allative kamulleni kamuilleni essive kamunani kamuinani translative kamukseni kamuikseni abessive kamuttani kamuittani instructive — — comitative — kamuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kamusi kamusi accusative nom. kamusi kamusi gen. kamusi genitive kamusi kamujesi partitive kamuasi kamujasi inessive kamussasi kamuissasi elative kamustasi kamuistasi illative kamuusi kamuihisi adessive kamullasi kamuillasi ablative kamultasi kamuiltasi allative kamullesi kamuillesi essive kamunasi kamuinasi translative kamuksesi kamuiksesi abessive kamuttasi kamuittasi instructive — — comitative — kamuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kamumme kamumme accusative nom. kamumme kamumme gen. kamumme genitive kamumme kamujemme partitive kamuamme kamujamme inessive kamussamme kamuissamme elative kamustamme kamuistamme illative kamuumme kamuihimme adessive kamullamme kamuillamme ablative kamultamme kamuiltamme allative kamullemme kamuillemme essive kamunamme kamuinamme translative kamuksemme kamuiksemme abessive kamuttamme kamuittamme instructive — — comitative — kamuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kamunne kamunne accusative nom. kamunne kamunne gen. kamunne genitive kamunne kamujenne partitive kamuanne kamujanne inessive kamussanne kamuissanne elative kamustanne kamuistanne illative kamuunne kamuihinne adessive kamullanne kamuillanne ablative kamultanne kamuiltanne allative kamullenne kamuillenne essive kamunanne kamuinanne translative kamuksenne kamuiksenne abessive kamuttanne kamuittanne instructive — — comitative — kamuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kamunsa kamunsa accusative nom. kamunsa kamunsa gen. kamunsa genitive kamunsa kamujensa partitive kamuaan kamuansa kamujaan kamujansa inessive kamussaan kamussansa kamuissaan kamuissansa elative kamustaan kamustansa kamuistaan kamuistansa illative kamuunsa kamuihinsa adessive kamullaan kamullansa kamuillaan kamuillansa ablative kamultaan kamultansa kamuiltaan kamuiltansa allative kamulleen kamullensa kamuilleen kamuillensa essive kamunaan kamunansa kamuinaan kamuinansa translative kamukseen kamuksensa kamuikseen kamuiksensa abessive kamuttaan kamuttansa kamuittaan kamuittansa instructive — — comitative — kamuineen kamuinensa

Further reading

• “kamu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• maku, muka

Hungarian

Etymology

Shortened from kamuflázs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒmu]
• Hyphenation: ka‧mu
• Rhymes: -mu

Noun

kamu

1. (slang) bullshit (a colloquial way of calling out a lie)

   Synonyms: álca, becsapás, hazugság

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kamu	kamuk
accusative	kamut	kamukat
dative	kamunak	kamuknak
instrumental	kamuval	kamukkal
causal-final	kamuért	kamukért
translative	kamuvá	kamukká
terminative	kamuig	kamukig
essive-formal	kamuként	kamukként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kamuban	kamukban
superessive	kamun	kamukon
adessive	kamunál	kamuknál
illative	kamuba	kamukba
sublative	kamura	kamukra
allative	kamuhoz	kamukhoz
elative	kamuból	kamukból
delative	kamuról	kamukról
ablative	kamutól	kamuktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kamué	kamuké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kamuéi	kamukéi

Possessive forms of kamu
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kamum	kamuim
2nd person sing.	kamud	kamuid
3rd person sing.	kamuja	kamui
1st person plural	kamunk	kamuink
2nd person plural	kamutok	kamuitok
3rd person plural	kamujuk	kamuik

Derived terms

• kamus
• kamuzik

 

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kamoe (1901–1947)

Etymology

From Malay kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ) (“you, your (plural)”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkamu/ [ˈka.mu]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -amu
• Syllabification: ka‧mu

Pronoun

kamu

1. (casual or informal, usually singular) Second person pronoun: you, your

   Kamu mau baju ini?

   You want this shirt?

   Dia mau berteman dengan kamu.

   He wants to be friends with you.

   Pena kamu ada di laci ini.

   Your pen is in this drawer.

See also

• -mu

Indonesian personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	exclusive	aku, saya1	kami
	inclusive	-	kita
2nd person		kamu, Anda2
		kau3	kalian, Anda sekalian2, kamu sekalian5
3rd person		dia, ia3, beliau4	mereka
Reflexive		diri
Emphatic		sendiri
1Polite. 2Formal. 3Now mostly dialectal or literary. 4Honorific. 5Literary or poetic. Notes: This table only shows some personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language. The second person pronouns are usually avoided for someone of higher status or older. Not including the clitic pronouns. See Appendix:Indonesian personal pronouns for more information.

Further reading

• “kamu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kamu

1. Rōmaji transcription of かむ
2. Rōmaji transcription of カム

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kamu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamu/

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -amu

Pronoun

kamu (Jawi spelling کامو)

1. you (singular, familiar)

   Synonyms: anda, awak, dikau, engkau, kau, tuanku

2. you (plural), you all, y'all

   Synonym: kalian

Derived terms

• mu / mu- / -mu

See also

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya / ساي aku / اکو, ku- / 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 / اڠکاو, kau- / 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

• “kamu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mansaka

Pronoun

kamu

1. you (singular)

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl camohtli (“sweet potato”).

Noun

kamu (plural kajkamu)

1. manioc

Further reading

• Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter.
• Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.

Sakizaya

Etymology

Proto-Austronesian *kamu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈmu/, [ka.ˈmu]

Pronoun

kamu

1. (inclusive, in the plural) you

Shona

Etymology

From Afrikaans kam.

Noun

kámu class 9 (plural kámu class 10)

1. comb

Tagabawa

Noun

kamù

1. wound; injury

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kamu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu.

Pronoun

kamu

1. you

Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kamug, via Ottoman Turkish قموق (kamuk), قمو (kamu).

Adjective

kamu (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) whole, solely

Noun

kamu (definite accusative kamuyu, plural kamular)

1. public

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kamu
Definite accusative	kamuyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kamu	kamular
Definite accusative	kamuyu	kamuları
Dative	kamuya	kamulara
Locative	kamuda	kamularda
Ablative	kamudan	kamulardan
Genitive	kamunun	kamuların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kamum kamularım 2nd singular kamun kamuların 3rd singular kamusu kamuları 1st plural kamumuz kamularımız 2nd plural kamunuz kamularınız 3rd plural kamuları kamuları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kamumu kamularımı 2nd singular kamunu kamularını 3rd singular kamusunu kamularını 1st plural kamumuzu kamularımızı 2nd plural kamunuzu kamularınızı 3rd plural kamularını kamularını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kamuma kamularıma 2nd singular kamuna kamularına 3rd singular kamusuna kamularına 1st plural kamumuza kamularımıza 2nd plural kamunuza kamularınıza 3rd plural kamularına kamularına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kamumda kamularımda 2nd singular kamunda kamularında 3rd singular kamusunda kamularında 1st plural kamumuzda kamularımızda 2nd plural kamunuzda kamularınızda 3rd plural kamularında kamularında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kamumdan kamularımdan 2nd singular kamundan kamularından 3rd singular kamusundan kamularından 1st plural kamumuzdan kamularımızdan 2nd plural kamunuzdan kamularınızdan 3rd plural kamularından kamularından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kamumun kamularımın 2nd singular kamunun kamularının 3rd singular kamusunun kamularının 1st plural kamumuzun kamularımızın 2nd plural kamunuzun kamularınızın 3rd plural kamularının kamularının

Derived terms

• kamutay

References

• “kamu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu