Indonesian

Prefix

ku-

1. I (personal pronoun)

Malay

Etymology

From ku, shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Alternative forms

• aku)
• daku
• اکو
• کو (کو- / -کو)
• داکو

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Prefix

ku- ‎(Jawi spelling کو-, Informal, rough even towards older people)

1. I (personal pronoun)

   Kutahu.

   I know.

See also

Swahili

Alternative forms

• kw- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ku-.

Prefix

ku-

1. The prefix for noun class 15 denoting verbal infinitives.

   ku- + -fanya = kufanya (to do)

   ku- + -soma = kusoma (to read)

2. The prefix for noun class 17 denoting a locative that implies movement or indeterminate position.

See also

• Appendix:Swahili noun classes

Taos

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Prefix

ku-

1. (transitive) Second-person singular subject + third person duoplural object.

Zulu

Prefix

ku- ‎(basic noun prefix)

1. Basic (augmentless) form of uku-

Prefix

ku- ‎(subject concord)

1. it (class 15, class 17)

Prefix

-ku- ‎(object concord)

1. you (singular), thee
2. it (class 15, class 17)

See also