dikau
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay dikau, variant of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
dikau
Usage notesEdit
Used in poetry, songs and similar prose.
SynonymsEdit
Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
- kamu (intimate)
- antum (informal, Muslim community)
- lu, lo (slang, Jakarta)
- coen, ko, kowe (slang, Java)
- koen (slang, East Java)
- kau (informal, Sumatra, West Kalimantan)
- engkau, kau, dikau (poetic)
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
Variant of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
dikau (Jawi spelling ديکاو)
Usage notesEdit
Used in poetry, songs and similar prose.
See alsoEdit
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 / کاليان | ||
Palace Malay | tuanku / توانكو | ||
3rd person | standard | dia / دي ia / اي beliau / بلياو (honorific) -nya / -ڽ (possesive) |
mereka / مريک |
Palace Malay | baginda / بݢيندا |