daku

See also: da ku and Daku

Fijian

Noun

daku

  1. (anatomy) back
  2. back (of anything)

Hiligaynon

Adjective

dakû

  1. big, large

Noun

dakû

  1. bulk
  2. flame, light
  3. a copper coin that is now out of circulation

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay daku, variant 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. Doublet of aku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daku/

Pronoun

daku

  1. (poetic) I (personal pronoun)
  2. (poetic) me (direct object of a verb)
  3. (poetic) me (object of a preposition)
  4. (poetic) me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. (poetic) my (belonging to me)

Synonyms

Indonesian first-person pronouns:

Japanese

Romanization

daku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of だく

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Variant 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaku/ [ˈda.ku]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aku, -ku, -u
  • Hyphenation: da‧ku

Pronoun

daku (Jawi spelling داکو) (poetic)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Usage notes

Used as object of:

  • a preposition that ends with an 'n' (e.g., akan, dengan).
  • a transitive verb that ends with an 'n' (e.g., menemankan, mementingkan).

See also

Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard

saya / ساي
aku / اکو, ku- / كوـ (informal/towards God)
-ku / ـكو (poetic possessive)
hamba / همبا (dated)
daku / داکو (poetic)

kami / کامي (exclusive)
kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kita / کيت (inclusive)

royal

beta / بيتا

2nd person standard

engkau / اڠکاو, kau- / كاوـ (informal/poetic/towards God)
kau / كاو (informal)
awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger)
anda / اندا (formal)
awda / اءودا (Brunei, formal)
-mu / ـمو (poetic possessive)
dikau / ديکاو (poetic)

anda semua / اندا سموا (formal)
awak semua / اوق سموا
kamu semua / كامو سموا
kalian / کالين (archaic)
kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)

royal

tuanku / توانكو

3rd person standard

dia / دي
ia / اي
beliau / بلياو (honorific)
-nya / ـڽ (possessive)

mereka / مريک
dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)

royal

baginda / بݢيندا

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