kau-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kau"

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kau̯/

Prefix

kau-

  1. you

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kau̯/

Prefix

kau- (Jawi spelling کاو-)

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

Usage notes

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

See also

Malay personal pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person

saya1
aku3

kita4
kami2 & 5
kita orang3 & 5

2nd person

awak1
anda2
awda8
(eng)kau3
kamu3

(2nd person) + semua6
kalian2
(eng)kau orang3

3rd person

dia
ia
beliau7
-nya2

mereka2
dia orang3

1 Polite.
2 Formal.
3 Informal.
4 Includes the listener (inclusive).
5 Excludes the listener (exclusive).
6 Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
7 Honorific.
8 Formal (Brunei).

Notes:
  • This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
  • The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
  • The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
  • The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.
See each entry for more information.

Further reading

Tocharian B

Etymology

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

kau-

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka.u-]

Prefix

kau-

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

Derived terms

Tokelauan terms prefixed with kau-
kaufakatahi

References

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