mu-

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IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Malay mu-, from mu, shortened form of kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mu/

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. you

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KambaEdit

PrefixEdit

mu-

Alternative formsEdit

m-

1. you plural (used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun)

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MalayEdit

EtymologyEdit

From mu, shortened form of kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mu/

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. you

See alsoEdit

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	familiar	aku / اکو	kami / کامي (exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive)
	polite	saya / ساي
2nd person	familiar	engkau / اڠکاو kamu / کامو awak / اوق
	polite	anda / اندا
3rd person		dia / دي ia / اي -nya / -ڽ	mereka / مريک

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PhuthiEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.
2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

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SwahiliEdit

Etymology 1Edit

See m-.

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. Alternative form of m-

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *mu-.

Alternative formsEdit

• mw- (before a vowel)

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. The prefix for noun class 18 denoting a locative that implies position within something.

See alsoEdit

• Appendix:Swahili noun classes

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SwaziEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

Usage notesEdit

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

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ZuluEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. Class 1 simple noun prefix.

Usage notesEdit

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

Usage notesEdit

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

mu-

1. Class 3 simple noun prefix.

Usage notesEdit

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

ReferencesEdit

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “mu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “mu-”