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gua

gua

See also: GUA, guá, guà, guā, guǎ, and gu'a

Indonesian

Noun

gua

cave

Malay

Etymology

From Min Nan 我 ‎(góa).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɡuə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɡua/
Rhymes: -uə, -wə, -ə

Pronoun

gua

(Malaysia) I, me, my

See also

aku
saya

Malay personal pronouns

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

Mandarin

Romanization

gua

Nonstandard spelling of guā.
Nonstandard spelling of guǎ.
Nonstandard spelling of guà.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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