aku
Banjarese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Brooke's Point Palawano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.
Estonian
Etymology
A reduction of akumulaator, ultimately from Latin accumulātor.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | aku | akud |
accusative | aku | akud |
genitive | aku | akude |
partitive | akut | akusid |
illative | akku akusse |
akudesse |
inessive | akus | akudes |
elative | akust | akudest |
allative | akule | akudele |
adessive | akul | akudel |
ablative | akult | akudelt |
translative | akuks | akudeks |
terminative | akuni | akudeni |
essive | akuna | akudena |
abessive | akuta | akudeta |
comitative | akuga | akudega |
Guaraní
Hawaiian
Usage notes
- Mai and aku may change the meaning of the verb:
- aʻo mai (“to learn”) — aʻo aku (“to teach”)
- kūʻai mai (“to buy”) — kūʻai aku (“to sell”)
Synonyms
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku. Compare Maori aku, Malagasy aho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aku/
Pronoun
aku (first-person singular pronoun, referring to the speaker)
Jarai
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuR, from Proto-Austronesian *ikuR
Javanese
Javanese register set |
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ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap): adalem |
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): kula |
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): aku |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Kabishiana
References
- Merritt Ruhlen, The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue (1996, →ISBN
Kapampangan
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Karo Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Latvian
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aku/
- Rhymes: -aku, -ku, -u
Pronoun
aku (Jawi spelling اکو)
Usage notes
- Should not be used when speaking to anyone who is elder or of a higher status.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *au, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *au, from Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Compare Indonesian aku, Malagasy aho, Tagalog ako.
Declension
singular object | dual/plural object | |||||||
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singular subject | A category | O category | Neutral | A category | O category | Neutral | ||
1st person | tāku | tōku | taku | āku | ōku | aku | ||
2nd person | tāu | tōu | tō | āu | ōu | ō | ||
3rd person | tāna | tōna | tana | āna | ōna | ana | ||
dual subject | ||||||||
1st person, inclusive | tā tāua | tō tāua | - | ā tāua | ō tāua | - | ||
1st person, exclusive | tā māua | tō māua | - | ā māua | ō māua | - | ||
2nd person | tā kōrua | tō kōrua | - | ā kōrua | ō kōrua | - | ||
3rd person | tā rāua | tō rāua | - | ā rāua | ō rāua | - | ||
plural subject | ||||||||
1st person, inclusive | tā tātou | tō tātou | - | ā tātou | ō tātou | - | ||
1st person, exclusive | tā mātou | tō mātou | - | ā mātou | ō mātou | - | ||
2nd person | tā koutou | tō koutou | - | ā koutou | ō koutou | - | ||
3rd person | tā rātou | tō rātou | - | ā rātou | ō rātou | - | ||
A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship. | ||||||||
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship. |
Mmen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [āku᷇]
Mori Bawah
Etymology
From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *ku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Moronene
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Sasak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Totoli
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.