ku-

• -ku

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

• IPA^(key): /ku/

ku-

1. I (personal pronoun)

• aku

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

ku-

1. first person singular nominative proclitic

• IPA^(key): [ku]

ku- (nominative proclitic, Lontara spelling ᨀᨘ)

1. I
2. we (first person plural exclusive)

• aku, daku

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

• IPA^(key): /ku/

ku- (Jawi spelling کو-‎) (informal)

1. I (personal pronoun)

   Kutahu.

   I know.

• IPA^(key): [ku-]

ku-

1. Allomorph of k- (first-person-dual-inclusive prefix) used for stems that begin with a consonant and have a first vowel u.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. you; second-person singular object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 15 subject concord.
2. it; class 15 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 17 subject concord.
2. it; class 17 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. you; second-person singular object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 15 subject concord.
2. it; class 15 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 17 subject concord.
2. it; class 17 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. you; second-person singular object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 15 subject concord.
2. it; class 15 object concord.

• (before a vowel) kw-

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

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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.

• Appendix:Swahili noun classes

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. you; second-person singular object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 15 subject concord.
2. it; class 15 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 17 subject concord.
2. it; class 17 object concord.

• IPA^(key): /ku/

ku-

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognates include Ancient Greek χέω (khéō), Sanskrit जुहोति (juhoti), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundō, fūtis and Old English ġēotan, guttas (English gut).

ku-

1. to pour
2. to offer a libation

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognates include Ancient Greek χέω (khéō), Sanskrit जुहोति (juhoti), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundō, fūtis and Old English ġēotan, guttas (English gut).

ku-

1. to pour
2. to offer a libation

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. you; second-person singular object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 15 subject concord.
2. it; class 15 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

ku-

1. it; class 17 subject concord.
2. it; class 17 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

kú-

1. you; second-person singular object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. Class 15 simple noun prefix.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

kú-

1. it; class 15 subject concord.
2. it; class 15 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

ku-

1. Class 17 simple noun prefix.

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

kú-

1. it; class 17 subject concord.
2. it; class 17 object concord.

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ku-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ku-”