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kau-

kau-

See also: kau, kāu, kaŭ, -kau, ka'u, and ká’ȕ

Indonesian

Prefix

kau-

  1. you

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kau̯/

Prefix

kau-

  1. you
    Kauambilnya dari situ?
    You took it from there?

Usage notes

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

See also

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /kau̯/

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