-ku

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ku"

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ku-
• -koe (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay -ku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ku, from Proto-Austronesian *ku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Suffix

-ku

1. me (direct object of a verb)

   Dia menciumku.

   He kissed me.

2. me (object of a preposition)

   Dia berlibur ke Bali denganku.

   He went on holiday to Bali with me.

3. me (indirect object of a verb)

   Dia memberikanku lima permen.

   He gave me five candies.

4. my (belonging to me)

   Aku menyapu lantai rumahku.

   I sweep the floor of my house.

See also

• aku

Further reading

• “-ku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Makasar

Alternative forms

• -ngku

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ku, from Proto-Austronesian *ku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ku]

Suffix

-ku (possessive suffix, Lontara spelling ᨀᨘ)

1. my
2. our (first person plural exclusive)

See also

Makasar free and bound pronouns

	Independent	Absolutive	Nominative	Possessive
1st sg / 1st pl excl	nakke	-a'	ku-	-ku
1st pl excl (archaic)	kambe	-kang	ki-	-mang
1st pl incl / 2nd sg polite	katte	-ki'	ki-	-ta
2nd sg / pl familiar	kau	-ko	nu-	-nu
3rd sg / pl	ia	-i	na-	-na

Malay

Alternative forms

• aku, daku

Etymology

From ku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ku, from Proto-Austronesian *ku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/
• Rhymes: -ku, -u

Suffix

-ku (Jawi spelling -کو) (informal)

1. me (direct object of a verb)

   Dia memarahiku.

   He scolded me.

2. me (object of a preposition)

   Dia pergi denganku.

   He went with me.

3. me (indirect object of a verb)
4. my (belonging to me)

   "Negaraku"

   "My Country"

   Ini rumahku.

   This is my house.

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya / ساي aku/ku- / اکو / 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/kau- / اڠکاو/ 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

Maori

Suffix

-ku

1. Used in contractions with particles of possession to mean me

See also

Maori personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person (exclusive)			au, ahau	māua	mātou
1st person (inclusive)				tāua	tātou
2nd person			koe	kōrua	koutou
3rd person			ia	rāua	rātou

Quechua

Not to be confused with -nku, -yku

Suffix

-ku

1. Reflexive. To or for oneself.

   mayllay (“to wash something”) → mayllakuy (“to wash oneself”)

   rantiy (“to buy something”) → rantikuy (“to buy something for oneself”)