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aku

See also: akū, Aku, Akụ, āku, āķu, and a'kü

BanjareseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Brooke's Point PalawanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)

EstonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

A reduction of akumulaator, ultimately from Latin accumulātor.

NounEdit

aku (genitive aku, partitive akut)

  1. battery, cell, accumulator

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of aku (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative aku akud
accusative aku akud
genitive aku akude
partitive akut akusid
illative akku
akusse 		akudesse
inessive akus akudes
elative akust akudest
allative akule akudele
adessive akul akudel
ablative akult akudelt
translative akuks akudeks
terminative akuni akudeni
essive akuna akudena
abessive akuta akudeta
comitative akuga akudega

GreenlandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Inuit *aku- (“interval, to mix”), from Proto-Eskimo *akuv- (“between, to mix”). Compare akunneq (“interval”) and akulaaq (“crotch”).

NounEdit

aku (plural akut)

  1. ingredient
  2. estuary, mouth of a river

DeclensionEdit

Declension of aku
singular plural
absolutive aku akut
ergative akup akut
allative akumut akunut
ablative akumit akunit
prosecutive akukkut akunit
locative akumi akuni
instrumental akumik akunik
equative akutut akutut

Further readingEdit

GuaraníEdit

AdjectiveEdit

aku

  1. hot

HadzaEdit

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

aku

  1. what kind?, which?

Related termsEdit

HawaiianEdit

NounEdit

aku

  1. bonito, skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

ParticleEdit

aku

  1. direction away from the speaker, away
  2. soon, later, earlier, last (week, year, etc.)

Usage notesEdit

  • Mai and aku may change the meaning of the verb:
    aʻo mai (“to learn”) — aʻo aku (“to teach”)
    kūʻai mai (“to buy”) — kūʻai aku (“to sell”)

SynonymsEdit

AntonymsEdit

IbanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

IndonesianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Malay aku, from Classical Malay اكو‎ (aku), from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku. Compare Maori aku, Malagasy aho. Doublet of daku.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

aku (first-person singular pronoun, referring to the speaker)

  1. I, me
    Aku sedang lapar. ― I am hungry.
    Dia memarahi aku. ― He scolded me.
  2. my (belonging to me)
    Kucing aku hitam. ― My cat is black.

Usage notesEdit

Alternative formsEdit

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

aku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あく

JaraiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuR, from Proto-Austronesian *ikuR.

NounEdit

aku (classifier ƀĕ)

  1. tail

JavaneseEdit

Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap): adalem
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): kula
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): aku

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku (personal pronoun, informal, Java spelling ꦲꦏꦸ, krama kula)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Aku lagi mangan. ― I am eating.
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

SynonymsEdit

KabishianaEdit

NounEdit

äḳu

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

  • Merritt Ruhlen, The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue (1996, →ISBN

KapampanganEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: a‧ku
  • IPA(key): /ˈaku/, [ˈäː.xu]

PronounEdit

áku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Karo BatakEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

LatvianEdit

NounEdit

aku f

  1. accusative singular form of aka
  2. instrumental singular form of aka
  3. genitive plural form of aka

MalayEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /aku/
  • Rhymes: -aku, -ku, -u
  • Audio (MY)(file)

PronounEdit

aku (Jawi spelling اکو‎)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Aku orang itu.
    I am that person.
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
    Ini aku.
    This is me.
  5. my (belonging to me)
    Ini beg aku.
    This is my bag.

Usage notesEdit

  • Should not be used when speaking to anyone who is elder or of a higher status.

SynonymsEdit

See alsoEdit

Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
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) 		kalian / کاليان‎
kamu semua / كامو سموا‎
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

MaoriEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *au, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *au, from Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Cognate with Indonesian aku, Malagasy aho, Tagalog ako.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. my (when talking of more than one thing)
    Ko aku tīpuna ērā. ― Those are my grandparents.

Usage notesEdit

A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike āku and ōku. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories. It cannot be stressed, in which case either āku or ōku must be used, depending on the category of the noun.

DeclensionEdit

Maori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
singular subject A category O category Neutral A category O category Neutral
1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu tō āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual subject
1st person, inclusive tā tāua tō tāua - ā tāua ō tāua -
1st person, exclusive tā māua tō māua - ā māua ō māua -
2nd person tā kōrua tō kōrua - ā kōrua ō kōrua -
3rd person tā rāua tō rāua - ā rāua ō rāua -
plural subject
1st person, inclusive tā tātou tō tātou - ā tātou ō tātou -
1st person, exclusive tā mātou tō mātou - ā mātou ō mātou -
2nd person tā koutou tō koutou - ā koutou ō koutou -
3rd person tā rātou tō rātou - ā rātou ō rātou -
A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

ReferencesEdit

  • “aku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mbyá GuaraníEdit

AdjectiveEdit

aku

  1. (to be) hot

ConjugationEdit

    Conjugation of aku
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
xee xeraku ndee nderaku ha'e haku nhande nhanderaku ore oreraku peẽ penderaku ha'e haku

MmenEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

aku

  1. forest

Further readingEdit

Mori BawahEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *ku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

MoroneneEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

NupeEdit

 
Àkú

EtymologyEdit

From Hausa aku.

PronunciationEdit

IPA(key): /à.kú/

NounEdit

àkú (plural àkúzhì)

  1. African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Old JavaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

SasakEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

TausugEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I

TernateEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

aku (Jawi أكو‎)

  1. (auxiliary) to be allowed, may
    aku ua sakali-sakali ana ihoru sosira ― it is absolutely not allowed that they paddle earlier
    una owosa toma hito, mina moaku ua ― he enters the kitchen, she may not
    ngone fosabea ge aku ― we (incl.) may pray for that

Usage notesEdit

As an auxiliary, aku follows the main verb. It may take the subject clitics (o, mo, etc.) only either for emphasis or when aku is used as the sole verb in a sentence.

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of aku
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toaku foaku miaku
2nd noaku niaku
3rd Masculine oaku iaku, yoaku†
Feminine moaku
Neuter iaku
† - archaic

ReferencesEdit

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

TokelauanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ku/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ku

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-ku. Cognates include Maori āku.

PronounEdit

a aku

  1. (alienable) mine
See alsoEdit
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns

DeterminerEdit

aku

  1. (alienable) my
See alsoEdit
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1		 to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1		 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1		 ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1		 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1		 ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1		 ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1		 ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1		 ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *haku. Cognates include Hawaiian aʻu and Samoan a'u.

NounEdit

aku

  1. needlefish of the genus Strongylura

ReferencesEdit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 10

TotoliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

PronounEdit

aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)
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