mu-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mu-, from mu, shortened form of kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

Pronunciation

Prefix

mu-

  1. you

Kamba

Alternative forms

Prefix

mu-

  1. you plural (used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun)

Malay

Etymology

From mu, shortened form of kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

Pronunciation

Prefix

mu-

  1. you

See also


Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.


Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.
  2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Swahili

Etymology 1

See m-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Alternative form of m-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mu-.

Alternative forms

  • mw- (before a vowel)

Prefix

mu-

  1. The prefix for noun class 18 denoting a locative that implies position within something.

See also

  • Appendix:Swahili noun classes

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.


Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 1 simple noun prefix.
Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.
Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 3 simple noun prefix.
Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

References

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