Wiktionary

ku-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ku"

IndonesianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Malay ku-, from ku, shortened form 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.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. I (personal pronoun)

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

KamberaEdit

PronounEdit

ku-

  1. first person singular nominative proclitic

See alsoEdit

Kambera pronominal clitics
Nominative Genitive Accusative Dative
1sg ku- -nggu -ka -ngga
2sg mu- (u-) -mu -kau -nggau
3sg na- -na -ya -nya
1pl.incl ta- -nda -ta -nda
1pl.excl ma- -ma -kama -nggama
2pl mi- (i-) -mi -kami (-kai) -nggami (-nggai)
3pl da- -da -ha -nja

MakasarEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

ku- (nominative proclitic, Lontara spelling ᨀᨘ)

  1. I
  2. we (first person plural exclusive)

See alsoEdit

Makasar free and bound pronouns
Independent Absolutive Nominative Possessive
1st sg / 1st pl excl nakke -a' ku- -ku
1st pl excl (archaic) kambe -kang ki- -mang
1st pl incl / 2nd sg polite katte -ki' ki- -ta
2nd sg / pl familiar kau -ko nu- -nu
3rd sg / pl ia -i na- -na

MalayEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From ku, shortened form 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.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

ku- (Jawi spelling کو-‎) (informal)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Kutahu.
    I know.

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

MaquiritariEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. Allomorph of k- (first-person-dual-inclusive prefix) used for stems that begin with a consonant and have a first vowel u.

InflectionEdit

Maquiritari personal markers (Ye’kwana dialect)
pronoun noun possessor/
series II verb argument 		postposition object series I verb argument
transitive patient intransitive patient-like intransitive agent-like transitive agent
first person ewü y-, ∅-, ü-, u- w-, wi-
first person dual inclusive küwü k-, kü-, ku-, ki- k-, kii-, ki-
second person amödö ö-, öy-, o-, oy-, a-, ay- m-, mi-
first person dual exclusive nña y-, ch-, ∅-, i- chö- ∅- n-, ni-
third person tüwü n-, ni-
distant past third person — kün-, kun-, kin-, ken-, küm-, kum-, kim-, kini-
coreferential/reflexive — t-, tü-, tu-, ti-, te- —
reciprocal — — öö-
series I verb argument:
transitive agent and transitive patient
first person > second person mön-, man-, mon-, möm-, möni-
first person dual exclusive > second person
second person > first person k-, kü-, ku-, ki-
second person > first person dual exclusive
third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person see person X in the chart above

Northern NdebeleEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

PhuthiEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 4Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

Southern NdebeleEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

SwahiliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • (before a vowel) kw-

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. The prefix for noun class 15 denoting verbal infinitives.
    ku- + -fanya = kufanya (to do)
    ku- + -soma = kusoma (to read)
  2. The prefix for noun class 17 denoting a locative that implies movement or indeterminate position.

See alsoEdit

SwaziEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 4Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

TaosEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. (transitive) Second-person singular subject + third person duoplural object.

Tocharian AEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognates include Ancient Greek χέω (khéō), Sanskrit जुहोति (juhoti), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundō, fūtis and Old English ġēotan, guttas (English gut).

VerbEdit

ku-

  1. to pour
  2. to offer a libation

Tocharian BEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognates include Ancient Greek χέω (khéō), Sanskrit जुहोति (juhoti), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundō, fūtis and Old English ġēotan, guttas (English gut).

VerbEdit

ku-

  1. to pour
  2. to offer a libation

XhosaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

ZuluEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

kú-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. Class 15 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

kú-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 4Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

ku-

  1. Class 17 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 5Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

kú-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

ReferencesEdit

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