kau
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
kau
Ajië edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kau
References edit
- Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Dibabawon Manobo edit
Noun edit
kaù
Fijian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Pacific *kayu, from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare Malay kayu), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.
Noun edit
kau
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kau
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *taqu (compare with Maori tau "year"), from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare with Malay tahun, Tagalog taón both meaning "year").
Noun edit
kau
- season
- kau wela ― summer
- kau anu ― winter
- kau o makalapua ― spring
- ke kau o hāʻule lau ― autumn, fall
- period of time, lifetime
- I ke kau i ke aliʻi o Ka-mehameha.
- In the time of the chief, Kamehameha.
- semester, term
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq.
Verb edit
kau
- to settle
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 交 (“to intersect; to cross; to reach; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 交). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 溝 (“ditch; trench; channel; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 溝). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 勾 (“to bend; to curve; to crook; to hook; to draw; to delineate; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 勾). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 郊 (“suburbs; outskirts; open spaces”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 郊). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 鉤 (“hook; barb; sickle; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鉤). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 蛟 (“mythical flood dragon; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 蛟). |
For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 高 (“Only used in 高長/高长.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 高). |
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
kau
Usage notes edit
Largely used in poetry and songs. Might be perceived as literary or disapproving.
Synonyms edit
Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
- anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- coen (slang, East Java)
- ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- kamu (intimate)
- ko, kowe (informal, Java)
- kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
- lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
kau
Kapampangan edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kau
Kapingamarangi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kaRu.
Verb edit
kau
- to swim
Makasar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
kau (free pronoun)
- you (familiar second person)
See also edit
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Shortened form of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
kau (Jawi spelling کاو)
Usage notes edit
Used among contemporary friends and relatives, especially of the same gender; also used in disapproving tones.
See also edit
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 |
Mangarevan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kaRu.
Verb edit
kau
- to swim
Maori edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kau (compare with Hawaiian ʻau), from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare with Malay kayu), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.
Verb edit
kau (used in the form rākau)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kaRu.
Verb edit
kau (used in the form kauhoe-tia)
- to swim
Derived terms edit
- kau aihe (“the butterfly stroke”)
- kau āpuru (“the breaststroke”)
- kau kiore (“the backstroke”)
- kau tāhoe (“the sidestroke”)
- kau tāwhai (“freestyle swimming; to swim freestyle”)
- kau tīraha (“the backstroke; to swim backstroke”)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
kau
- a cow
Derived terms edit
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɑːu], (enunciated) [kɑ wu]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæɰwiw/
- Bender phonemes: {kahwiw}
Noun edit
kau (construct form kauin)
References edit
Pitcairn-Norfolk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kau
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kau. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻau and Maori kau.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kau
- (intransitive) to swim
References edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Use of ⟨u⟩ (from the pronunciation of letter U) to render the syllable ⟨yo⟩. Compare un for iyon, and ngaun for ngayon.
Pronoun edit
kau (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓ) (text messaging, Internet slang)
- Alternative spelling of kayo (“you (polite singular or plural form)”)
Tok Pisin edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kau
Tuamotuan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kaRu.
Verb edit
kau
- to swim
Wolio edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kau
References edit
- Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris