dikau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dikau, variant of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dikau̯/

Pronoun

dikau

1. (poetic) you, your

Usage notes

Used in poetry, songs and similar prose.

Synonyms

Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:

• kamu, mu
• lu, lo, elu, elo, eloe (slang, Jakarta)
• coen, koen, ko, kowe (slang, Java)
• engkau (semi-formal, Borneo, Medan)
• kau, dikau (poetic)

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Malay

Etymology

Variant of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dikau̯/
• Rhymes: -ikau̯, -kau̯, -au̯

Pronoun

dikau

1. (poetic) you, your

Usage notes

Used in poetry, songs and similar prose.

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya / ساي‎ aku/ku- / اکو‎ / كو-‎ (informal/towards God) -ku / -كو‎ (informal possesive) hamba / همبا‎ (dated)	kami / کامي‎ (exclusive) kita / کيت‎ (inclusive)
	Palace Malay	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 (possesive)	kalian / كاليان‎
	Palace Malay	tuanku / توانكو‎
3rd person	standard	dia / دي‎ ia / اي‎ beliau / بلياو‎ (honorific) -nya / -ڽ‎ (possesive)	mereka / مريک‎
	Palace Malay	baginda / بڬيندا‎