kamu

kamu

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of kamraati +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kamu

1. (colloquial) a pal

Declension

Inflection of kamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kamu	kamut
genitive		kamun	kamujen
partitive		kamua	kamuja
illative		kamuun	kamuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kamu	kamut
accusative	nom.	kamu	kamut
	gen.	kamun
genitive		kamun	kamujen
partitive		kamua	kamuja
inessive		kamussa	kamuissa
elative		kamusta	kamuista
illative		kamuun	kamuihin
adessive		kamulla	kamuilla
ablative		kamulta	kamuilta
allative		kamulle	kamuille
essive		kamuna	kamuina
translative		kamuksi	kamuiksi
instructive		—	kamuin
abessive		kamutta	kamuitta
comitative		—	kamuineen

Possessive forms of kamu (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kamuni	kamumme
2nd person	kamusi	kamunne
3rd person	kamunsa

Anagrams

• maku, muka

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Hungarian

Etymology

Shortened from kamuflázs.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kamu

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

   Synonyms: álca, becsapás, hazugság

Declension

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

Derived terms

• kamus
• kamuzik

 

References

1. Pusztai, Ferenc (ed.). Magyar értelmező kéziszótár (’A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003. 2nd, expanded and revised edition. →ISBN (The online version is available with registration for one 2-hour free trial per month.)

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kamoe (pre-1947)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamu/
• Hyphenation: ka‧mu
• Rhymes: -amu, -mu, -u

Pronoun

kamu

1. (informal) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Synonyms

Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:

• anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
• antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
• coen (slang, East Java)
• ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• kamu (intimate)
• ko, kowe (informal, Java)
• kon, koen(colloquial, East Java)
• lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)

Derived terms

• mu / mu- / -mu

Further reading

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

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Japanese

Romanization

kamu

1. Rōmaji transcription of かむ

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Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamu/
• Rhymes: -amu, -mu, -u

• Audio (MY)

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Pronoun

kamu (Jawi spelling کامو‎)

1. you (singular, familiar)

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

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

   Synonym: kalian

Derived terms

• mu / mu- / -mu

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya / ساي‎ aku/ku- / اکو‎ / 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/kau- / اڠکاو‎/ كاو-‎ (informal/towards God) awak / اوق‎ (friendly/older towards younger) -mu / -مو‎ (possessive)	kalian / کاليان‎ kamu semua / كامو سموا‎ 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

Further reading

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

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Mansaka

Pronoun

kamu

1. you (singular}

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Sakizaya

Pronoun

kamu

1. (inclusive, in the plural) you

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Shona

Etymology

From Afrikaans kam.

Noun

kámu class 9 (plural kámu class 10)

1. comb

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Tagabawa

Noun

kamù

1. wound; injury

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Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu.

Pronoun

kamu

1. you

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قموق‎ (kamuğ), قمو‎ (kamu), from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰢𐰆𐰍‎ (kamug, “whole, every, each”).

Adjective

kamu (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) whole, solely

Noun

kamu (definite accusative kamuyu, plural kamular)

1. public

Declension

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

Derived terms

• kamutay

References

• kamu in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu