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

  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.

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Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard sayaساي
akuاکو, ku-كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku-كو (informal possessive)
hambaهمبا (dated)
kamiکامي (exclusive)
kita orangكيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kitaکيت (inclusive)
royal betaبيتا
2nd person standard kamuکامو
andaاندا (formal)
engkauاڠکاو, kau-كاو- (informal/towards God)
awakاوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu-مو (possessive)
awak semuaاوق سموا
kamu semuaكامو سموا
kalianکالين (informal)
kau orangكاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuankuتوانكو
3rd person standard diaدي
iaاي
beliauبلياو (honorific)
-nya (possessive)
merekaمريک
dia orangدي اورڠ (informal)
royal bagindaبݢيندا