daku

See also: da ku

Fijian

Noun

daku

1. (anatomy) back
2. back (of anything)

Hiligaynon

Adjective

dakû

1. big, large

Noun

dakû

1. bulk
2. flame, light
3. a copper coin that is now out of circulation

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay daku, variant of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku. Doublet of aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daku/

Pronoun

daku

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

Synonyms

Indonesian first-person pronouns:

• aye, ogut, gue, gua (Jakarta)
• aku (informal)
• daku (poetic)
• saya (formal)
• hamba
• kami (euphemism)

Japanese

Romanization

daku

1. Rōmaji transcription of だく

Malay

Alternative forms

• aku, ku, ku-, -ku

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daku/
• Rhymes: -aku, -ku, -u

Pronoun

daku (Jawi spelling داکو) (poetic)

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)

Usage notes

Used as object of:

• a preposition that ends with an 'n' (e.g., akan, dengan).
• a transitive verb that ends with an 'n' (e.g., menemankan, mementingkan).

See also

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)	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