-kau
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-kau
Shortened form of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
-kau
Also used when addressing God, which in this sense is used with capital letter and hyphen. Kepada-Kau ― To you
In Indonesian (a variant of Malay), it is not considered as an enclitic suffix.
Malay personal pronouns | |||
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singular | plural | ||
1st person | standard | saya/ساي aku/اکو, ku-/كو- (informal/towards God) -ku/-كو (informal possessive) hamba/همبا (dated) |
kami/کامي (exclusive) kita orang/كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita/کيت (inclusive) |
royal | beta/بيتا | ||
2nd person | standard | kamu/کامو anda/اندا (formal) | |
engkau/اڠکاو, kau-/كاو- (informal/towards God) awak/اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu/-مو (possessive) |
awak semua/اوق سموا kamu semua/كامو سموا kalian/کالين (informal) kau orang/كاو اورڠ (informal) | ||
royal | tuanku/توانكو | ||
3rd person | standard | dia/دي ia/اي beliau/بلياو (honorific) -nya/-ڽ (possessive) |
mereka/مريک dia orang/دي اورڠ (informal) |
royal | baginda/بݢيندا |
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