-kau

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Pronoun

-kau

  1. second person singular accusative enclitic

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Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kau

  1. you, your
    Mereka akan membawakau.
    They will bring you.
    Dia akan tinggal dengankau.
    He / She will live with you.
    Tanah ini ialah tanahkau.
    This land is your land.

Usage notes

Also used when addressing God, which in this sense is used with capital letter and hyphen. Kepada-KauTo you

In Indonesian (a variant of Malay), it is not considered as an enclitic suffix.

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