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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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kau-

  1. you

Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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kau- (Jawi spelling کاو-)

  1. Alternative form of kau when used in the passive voice.
    Siapa yang kautanya?
    Who did you ask?

Usage notes

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  • Usage not allowed when the audience is anyone who is elder or in higher status.

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Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard sayaساي
akuاکو, ku-كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku-كو (informal possessive)
hambaهمبا (dated)
kamiکامي (exclusive)
kita orangكيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kitaکيت (inclusive)
royal betaبيتا
2nd person standard kamuکامو
andaاندا (formal)
engkauاڠکاو, kau-كاو- (informal/towards God)
awakاوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu-مو (possessive)
awak semuaاوق سموا
kamu semuaكامو سموا
kalianکالين (informal)
kau orangكاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuankuتوانكو
3rd person standard diaدي
iaاي
beliauبلياو (honorific)
-nya (possessive)
merekaمريک
dia orangدي اورڠ (informal)
royal bagindaبݢيندا

Further reading

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Tocharian B

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *kāu- (whence also Tocharian A ko-), from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (to hit, strike). Cognate with kaut-, English hew, Latin cudo, Lithuanian kaujėti, etc.

Verb

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kau-

  1. to kill, strike down, destroy
  2. chop up

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kau-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 222

Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kau. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻau and Samoan ʻau.

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kau-

  1. Forms compounds denoting a group of people.
  2. Forms compounds denoting a handle of something.

Derived terms

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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 145