ku
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷu ‘where?’ (compare Avestan kū, Sanskrit kū́).
Adverb
ku
- where
See also
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n)
Pronunciation
-
ku (file)
Preposition
ku
- to (in the direction of, and arriving at)
Synonyms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ku, shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ku/
Pronoun
ku
- I (personal pronoun)
- me (direct object of a verb)
- me (object of a preposition)
- me (indirect object of a verb)
- my (belonging to me)
Derived terms
Javanese
Etymology
Shortened form of aku, from Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Pronoun
ku (personal pronoun, informal)
- I (personal pronoun)
- me (direct object of a verb)
- me (object of a preposition)
- me (indirect object of a verb)
- my (belonging to me)
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
kū (indeclinable)
- The name of the letter Q.
Coordinate terms
- (Latin’s names for the letters of its own alphabet): ā (A), bē (B), cē (C), dē (D), ē (E), ef (F), gē (G), hā (H), ī (I), kā (K), el (L), em (M), en (N), ō (O), pē (P), kū (Q), er (R), es (S), tē (T), ū (V), ix / īx / ex (X), ȳ (Y), zēta (Z)
References
- Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32
Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū — each, again, with a long vowel sound.
Lojban
Cmavo
ku
- ends a sumti
Usage notes
- It can be omitted if no ambiguity results.
Malay
Etymology
Shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ku/
- Rhymes: -ku, -u
Pronoun
ku (Jawi spelling کو, Informal, rough even towards older people)
- I (personal pronoun)
- Kutahu.
- I know.
- Kutahu.
- me (direct object of a verb)
- Dia mengenaliku.
- He knows me.
- Dia mengenaliku.
- me (object of a preposition)
- Dia pergi denganku.
- He went with me.
- Dia pergi denganku.
- me (indirect object of a verb)
- my (belonging to me)
- Ini barangku.
- This is my stuff.
- Ini barangku.
Derived terms
See also
Mandarin
See also
Romanization
ku
Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular kú), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).
Noun
ku
Inflection
References
- “ku” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Polish
Etymology
Old Polish k, from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *kom
Pronunciation
Preposition
ku + dative
Ter Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ki, the same root from which the Finnish ken is derived.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ku/
Pronoun
ku
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian B ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.
Noun
ku m
Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian A ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.
Noun
ku m