mu-

Contents

Indonesian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu/

Prefix

mu-

1. you

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Kamba

Alternative forms

• m-

Prefix

mu-

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

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Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu/

Prefix

mu-

1. you

See also

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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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

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

Prefix

mu-

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

Usage notes

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

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Phuthi

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

mu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

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

Prefix

mu-

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

Etymology 3

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

Prefix

mu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

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Swahili

Etymology 1

See m-.

Prefix

mu-

1. Alternative form of m-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mu-.

Alternative forms

• mw- (before a vowel)

Prefix

mu-

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

See also

• Appendix:Swahili noun classes

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Swazi

Etymology

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

Prefix

mu-

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

Usage notes

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

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Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

1. Class 1 simple noun prefix.

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

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

Prefix

mu-

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

Usage notes

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

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

1. Class 3 simple noun prefix.

Usage notes

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

References

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