-kau

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Kambera[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

-kau

  1. second person singular accusative enclitic

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Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-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[edit]

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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