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-ku
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Appendix:Variations of "ku"
Indonesian
Alternative forms
id -koe pre-1947
Etymology
From id ms -ku, from id poz-pro *ku, from id map-pro *ku. Compare tl ko.
Pronunciation
Suffix
id suffix
id familiar or informal first person singular oblique enclitic pronoun
as a possessive adjective
id anakku my child
as a direct or indirect object
id dia mencintaiku he loves me
id dia memberiku hadiah he gave me a gift
as an object of a preposition, with the exception for id di, id ke, and id dalam
id mereka sombong kepadaku they are arrogant to me
Usage notes
As with other clitic pronouns in the language, this clitic is optional.
See also
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
く
Makasar
Alternative forms
mak -ngku
Etymology
From mak poz-pro *ku, from mak map-pro *ku.
Pronunciation
mak [ku]
Pronoun
pron possessive enclitic possessive clitics
my
our (first person plural exclusive)
See also
Malay
Etymology
From ms ku, from ms poz-pro *ku, from ms map-pro *ku. Compare tl ko.
Pronunciation
ms LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-ku.wav Malaysia
ms ku u
ms -ku
Suffix
ـکو ms poetic archaic
me direct object of a verb
ms Dia memarahiku. He scolded me.
me object of a preposition
ms Dia pergi denganku. He went with me.
me indirect object of a verb
my belonging to me
ms "Negaraku" "Negaraku My Country"
ms Ini rumahku. This is my house.
See also
Māori
Suffix
mi suffix
Used in contractions with particles of possession to mean en me
See also
Pipil
Alternative forms
ppl -k
Suffix
ppl suffix
ppl no longer productive locative suffix (meaning "in") used after a consonant
Further reading
Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.47
Quechua
Not to be confused with -nku, -yku
Suffix
qu suffix
en reflexive reflexive suffix: to or for oneself
qu mayllay to wash something → qu mayllakuy mayllakuy to wash oneself
qu rantiy to buy something → qu rantikuy rantikuy to buy something for oneself
Marks plural first person exclusive and plural third person.
Llamkaniku. We (exclusive) work.
Llamkanku. They work.
Derived terms
qu
Turkish
ı i u ü g
Etymology
tr :inh ota:ـگی<tr:-gi><ety:inh<trk-oat:ـکو<tr:-gü><ety:inh<trk-pro:*-gü>>>> 3 1
Suffix
tr suffix form
-gi u
Derived terms
tr