kamu

Clipping of kamraati +‎ -u

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmu/, [ˈkɑ̝mu]
• Rhymes: -ɑmu
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧mu

kamu (colloquial)

1. a pal

• “kamu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• maku, muka

Shortened from kamuflázs.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒmu]
• Hyphenation: ka‧mu
• Rhymes: -mu

kamu

1. (slang) bullshit (a colloquial way of calling out a lie)

   Synonyms: álca, becsapás, hazugság

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kamu	kamuk
accusative	kamut	kamukat
dative	kamunak	kamuknak
instrumental	kamuval	kamukkal
causal-final	kamuért	kamukért
translative	kamuvá	kamukká
terminative	kamuig	kamukig
essive-formal	kamuként	kamukként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kamuban	kamukban
superessive	kamun	kamukon
adessive	kamunál	kamuknál
illative	kamuba	kamukba
sublative	kamura	kamukra
allative	kamuhoz	kamukhoz
elative	kamuból	kamukból
delative	kamuról	kamukról
ablative	kamutól	kamuktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kamué	kamuké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kamuéi	kamukéi

Possessive forms of kamu
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kamum	kamuim
2nd person sing.	kamud	kamuid
3rd person sing.	kamuja	kamui
1st person plural	kamunk	kamuink
2nd person plural	kamutok	kamuitok
3rd person plural	kamujuk	kamuik

• kamoe (pre-1947)

From Malay kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ) (“you, your (plural)”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkamu/ [ˈka.mu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -amu
• Syllabification: ka‧mu

kamu

1. (casual or informal, usually singular) Second person pronoun: you, your

   Kamu mau baju ini?

   You want this shirt?

   Dia mau berteman dengan kamu.

   He wants to be friends with you.

   Pena kamu ada di laci ini.

   Your pen is in this drawer.

• -mu

• “kamu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

kamu

1. Rōmaji transcription of かむ
2. Rōmaji transcription of カム

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

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kamu).

• IPA^(key): /kamu/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -amu

kamu (Jawi spelling کامو)

1. you (singular, familiar)

   Synonyms: anda, awak, dikau, engkau, kau, tuanku

2. you (plural), you all, y'all

   Synonym: kalian

• mu / mu- / -mu

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya／ساي aku／اکو, ku-／كو- (informal/towards God) -ku／-كو (informal possessive) hamba／همبا (dated)	kami／کامي (exclusive) kita orang／كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita／کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta／بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu／کامو anda／اندا (formal)
		engkau／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God) awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu／-مو (possessive)	awak semua／اوق سموا kamu semua／كامو سموا kalian／کالين (informal) kau orang／كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku／توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia／دي ia／اي beliau／بلياو (honorific) -nya／-ڽ (possessive)	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda／بݢيندا

• “kamu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

kamu

1. you (singular)

Compare Classical Nahuatl camohtli (“sweet potato”).

kamu (plural kajkamu)

1. manioc

• Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter.
• Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.

Proto-Austronesian *kamu.

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈmu/, [ka.ˈmu]

kamu

1. (inclusive, in the plural) you

From Afrikaans kam.

kámu class 9 (plural kámu class 10)

1. comb

kamù

1. wound; injury

From Proto-Philippine *kamu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu.

kamu

1. you

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kamug, via Ottoman Turkish قموق (kamuk), قمو (kamu).

kamu (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) whole, solely

kamu (definite accusative kamuyu, plural kamular)

1. public

Inflection
Nominative	kamu
Definite accusative	kamuyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kamu	kamular
Definite accusative	kamuyu	kamuları
Dative	kamuya	kamulara
Locative	kamuda	kamularda
Ablative	kamudan	kamulardan
Genitive	kamunun	kamuların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kamum kamularım 2nd singular kamun kamuların 3rd singular kamusu kamuları 1st plural kamumuz kamularımız 2nd plural kamunuz kamularınız 3rd plural kamuları kamuları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kamumu kamularımı 2nd singular kamunu kamularını 3rd singular kamusunu kamularını 1st plural kamumuzu kamularımızı 2nd plural kamunuzu kamularınızı 3rd plural kamularını kamularını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kamuma kamularıma 2nd singular kamuna kamularına 3rd singular kamusuna kamularına 1st plural kamumuza kamularımıza 2nd plural kamunuza kamularınıza 3rd plural kamularına kamularına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kamumda kamularımda 2nd singular kamunda kamularında 3rd singular kamusunda kamularında 1st plural kamumuzda kamularımızda 2nd plural kamunuzda kamularınızda 3rd plural kamularında kamularında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kamumdan kamularımdan 2nd singular kamundan kamularından 3rd singular kamusundan kamularından 1st plural kamumuzdan kamularımızdan 2nd plural kamunuzdan kamularınızdan 3rd plural kamularından kamularından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kamumun kamularımın 2nd singular kamunun kamularının 3rd singular kamusunun kamularının 1st plural kamumuzun kamularımızın 2nd plural kamunuzun kamularınızın 3rd plural kamularının kamularının

• kamutay

• “kamu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu