Wikimore

Declension of aku (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		aku	akud
accusative	nom.	aku
accusative	gen.	aku
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

Category:Estonian pere-type nominals#AKU

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit Category:Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Inuit#AKU Category:Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Inuit#AKU *aku- (“interval, to mix”), from Proto-Eskimo Category:Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Eskimo#AKU *akuv- (“between, to mix”). Compare akunneq (“interval”) and akulaaq (“crotch”).

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aku/, [a.kʊ]Category:Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU

Noun

aku (plural akut)Category:Greenlandic lemmas#AKU Category:Greenlandic nouns#AKU Category:Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

ingredient
estuary, mouth of a river

Declension

Declension of *aku* (type *illu*)
case	singular	plural
absolutive	aku	akut
ergative	akup	akut
allative	akumut	akunut
ablative	akumit	akunit
prolative	akukkut	akutigut
locative	akumi	akuni
instrumental	akumik	akunik
equative	akutut

First-person singular declension of *akuga* (type *illu*)
case	singular	plural
absolutive	akuga	akukka
ergative	akuma
allative	akunnut
ablative	akunnit
prolative	akukkut
locative	akunni
instrumental	akunnik
equative	akuttut

Hadza

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaku/Category:Hadza terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU

Determiner

akuCategory:Hadza lemmas#AKU Category:Hadza determiners#AKU Category:Hadza entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

what kind?, which?

Related terms

akwaza (“who?”)
akwia (“what?”)

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ku/, [ˈɐ.ku]Category:Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian Category:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#AKU Category:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#AKU *qatu (compare with Māori atu, Rarotongan atu, Tongan ʻatu, Samoan atu)^[1] from Proto-Oceanic Category:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#AKU Category:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#AKU *qatun (compare with Fijian yatu).^[2]

Noun

akuCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#AKU Category:Hawaiian nouns#AKU Category:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

bonito, skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

References

↑ Hooper, Robin (1994), Reconstructing Proto-Polynesian fish names‎, Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →DOI, page 222
↑ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2011), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎, volume 4: Animals, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 112–3

Etymology 2

Compare with Māori atu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Hawaiian entries#AKU

Particle

akuCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#AKU Category:Hawaiian particles#AKU Category:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

direction away from the speaker, away
soon, later, earlier, last (week, year, etc.)

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

akula

Antonyms

mai, maila

Category:haw:Scombroids#AKU

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic Category:Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayic#AKU Category:Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic#AKU *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Iban terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronoun

akuCategory:Iban lemmas#AKU Category:Iban pronouns#AKU Category:Iban entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I, me (first person singular pronoun)
(when placed after a noun) my (first person singular possessive pronoun)

References

Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aku”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaku/ [ˈa.ku]Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words#AKU Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU
Audio: (file)
Category:Indonesian terms with audio pronunciation#AKU
Syllabification: a‧ku

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay Category:Indonesian terms inherited from Malay#AKU Category:Indonesian terms derived from Malay#AKU aku, from Proto-Malayic Category:Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic#AKU Category:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic#AKU *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku. False cognate of Latin ego and Ancient Greek ἐγώ (egṓ).

Pronoun

aku

Category:Indonesian lemmas#AKU Category:Indonesian pronouns#AKU Category:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

Indonesian personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person exclusive	regular	aku, saya¹	kami
	enclitic	-ku	-
	proclitic	ku-	-
1st person inclusive		-	kita
2nd person	regular	kamu, Anda², kau³	kalian, Anda², Anda sekalian², Anda semua²
2nd person	enclitic	-mu	-
3rd person	regular	dia, beliau⁴, ia³	mereka
3rd person	enclitic	-nya	-
reflexive		diri⁵, diri sendiri
emphatic		sendiri

¹ Polite.
² Formal.
³ Now mostly literary.
⁴ Respectful.

⁵ Sometimes used as an emphatic marker instead of being reflexive.

Notes:

This table only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language.
The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
The enclitics are only used obliquely (object or possessor), while the proclitic is only used as a subject.

See each entry for more information.

(casual or informal Category:Indonesian informal terms#AKU) first person singular pronoun: I, me, my
Synonyms: (informal, Jakarta) gua; (polite) saya; (poetic) hamba

Pagi ini aku makan ikan.
This morning I ate fish.
Category:Indonesian terms with usage examples#AKU

Dia mengajak aku berjalan-jalan di taman.
He invited me to take a walk in the park.
Category:Indonesian terms with usage examples#AKU

Kucing aku sedang tidur.
My cat is sleeping.
Category:Indonesian terms with usage examples#AKU

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

aku (uncountable)Category:Indonesian lemmas#AKU Category:Indonesian nouns#AKU Category:Indonesian uncountable nouns#AKU Category:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

syllabic abbreviation of anggaran dan keuangan (“budgeting and finance”)Category:Indonesian syllabic abbreviations#AKU

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese Category:Indonesian terms borrowed from Javanese#AKU Category:Indonesian terms derived from Javanese#AKU [Term?]Category:Javanese term requests#AKU.

Noun

aku (plural aku-aku)Category:Indonesian lemmas#AKU Category:Indonesian nouns#AKU Category:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

(dialect Category:Indonesian dialectal terms#AKU) pomegranate flower

Japanese

Romanization

akuCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#AKU Category:Japanese romanizations#AKU Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#AKU Category:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

Rōmaji transcription of あく

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Jarai terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Jarai terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *ikuR, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Jarai terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Jarai terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *ikuR.

Noun

akuCategory:Jarai lemmas#AKU Category:Jarai nouns#AKU Category:Jarai terms with redundant script codes#AKU Category:Jarai entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU (classifier ƀĕCategory:Jarai terms with redundant script codes#AKU)Category:Jarai nouns classified by ƀĕ

Category:jra:Body parts#AKU tail

Javanese

Romanization

akuCategory:Javanese non-lemma forms#AKU Category:Javanese romanizations#AKU Category:Javanese terms with redundant script codes#AKU Category:Javanese entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

romanization of ꦲꦏꦸ

Kabishiana

Noun

äḳuCategory:Kabishiana lemmas#AKU Category:Kabishiana nouns#AKU Category:Kabishiana entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

water

References

Merritt Ruhlen, The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue (1996, →ISBN

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine Category:Kapampangan terms inherited from Proto-Philippine#AKU Category:Kapampangan terms derived from Proto-Philippine#AKU *akú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Kapampangan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Kapampangan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Kapampangan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Kapampangan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaku/ [ˈa.xu]Category:Kapampangan terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU
Hyphenation: a‧ku

Pronoun

ákuCategory:Kapampangan lemmas#AKU Category:Kapampangan pronouns#AKU Category:Kapampangan entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Karo Batak terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Karo Batak terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Karo Batak terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Karo Batak terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronoun

akuCategory:Karo Batak lemmas#AKU Category:Karo Batak pronouns#AKU Category:Karo Batak entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I, me (first person singular pronoun)
(when placed after a noun) my (first person singular possessive pronoun)

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aku”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Latvian

Noun

aku fCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#AKU Category:Latvian noun forms#AKU Category:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

inflection of aka:
1. accusative/instrumental singular
2. genitive plural

Malay

Alternative forms

daku (poetic)
ak, aque, aq (text messaging, Internet slang)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic Category:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic#AKU Category:Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic#AKU *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Old Malay terms#AKU (aku).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaku/ [ˈa.ku]Category:Malay 2-syllable words#AKUCategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU
- Audio (Malaysia): (file)
  Category:Malay terms with audio pronunciation#AKU
- Audio (Malaysia): (file)
  Category:Malay terms with audio pronunciation#AKU
Rhymes: -aku, -ku, -u Category:Rhymes:Malay/aku#AKU Category:Rhymes:Malay/aku/2 syllables#AKU Category:Rhymes:Malay/ku#AKU Category:Rhymes:Malay/ku/2 syllables#AKU Category:Rhymes:Malay/u#AKU Category:Rhymes:Malay/u/2 syllables#AKU
Hyphenation: a‧ku

Pronoun

aku (Jawi spelling اکو)Category:Malay lemmas#AKU Category:Malay pronouns#AKU Category:Malay entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

(informal Category:Malay informal terms#AKU) First person singular pronoun; I, me.
Synonym: saya (polite)

Aku tengah makan.
I am eating.
Category:Malay terms with usage examples#AKU

Usage notes

This pronoun is generally only used with people of the same, younger, or a similar age group such as one's classmates.
If used with someone of a socially higher position such an older person or a superior, it would be considered very disrespectful.

Affixations

Descendants

> Indonesian: aku (inherited)

References

Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aku”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Māori

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaku/ [ˈɐkʉ]Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU

Pronoun

akuCategory:Māori lemmas#AKU Category:Māori pronouns#AKU Category:Māori entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

my (when talking of more than one thing)
Ko aku tīpuna ērā. ― Those are my grandparents.Category:Māori terms with usage examples#AKU

Usage notes

A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike āku and ōku. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories. It cannot be stressed, in which case either āku or ōku must be used, depending on the category of the noun.

Declension

Māori possessive pronouns
		singular object			dual/plural object
		A category	O category	neutral	A category	O category	neutral
singular subject	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.

References

“aku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mbya Guarani

Adjective

akuCategory:Mbya Guarani lemmas#AKU Category:Mbya Guarani adjectives#AKU Category:Mbya Guarani entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

(to be) hot

Conjugation

Conjugation of aku
singular			plural
1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person inclusive	1^st person exclusive	2^nd person	3^rd person
xee xeraku	ndee nderaku	ha'e haku	nhande nhanderaku	ore oreraku	peẽ penderaku	ha'e haku

Mmen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [āku᷇]Category:Mmen terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU

Noun

akuCategory:Mmen lemmas#AKU Category:Mmen nouns#AKU Category:Mmen entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

forest

Mori Bawah

Etymology

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki Category:Mori Bawah terms derived from Proto-Bungku-Tolaki#AKU *ku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Mori Bawah terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Mori Bawah terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronoun

akuCategory:Mori Bawah lemmas#AKU Category:Mori Bawah pronouns#AKU Category:Mori Bawah entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Moronene

Alternative forms

iβaku

Etymology

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki Category:Moronene terms inherited from Proto-Bungku-Tolaki#AKU Category:Moronene terms derived from Proto-Bungku-Tolaki#AKU *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Moronene terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Moronene terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Moronene terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Moronene terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronoun

akuCategory:Moronene lemmas#AKU Category:Moronene pronouns#AKU Category:Moronene entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Musi

Alternative forms

ku

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic Category:Musi terms inherited from Proto-Malayic#AKU Category:Musi terms derived from Proto-Malayic#AKU *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Musi terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Musi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Musi terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Musi terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aku/Category:Musi terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU
Audio (Palembang): (file)
Category:Musi terms with audio pronunciation#AKU

Pronoun

akuCategory:Musi lemmas#AKU Category:Musi pronouns#AKU Category:Musi personal pronouns#AKU Category:Musi entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I, me (first person singular pronoun)
Aku nandang kumanyé kûyûng. (Sekayu) ― I visited my brother's house.Category:Musi terms with usage examples#AKU
(when placed after a noun) my (first person singular possessive pronoun)
Emé' aku la nyawîske kuî segelo'. (Palembang) ― My mother has prepared a jar of cookies.Category:Musi terms with usage examples#AKU

References

Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aku”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Ngizim

Etymology

From Proto-Chadic Category:Ngizim terms inherited from Proto-Chadic#AKU Category:Ngizim terms derived from Proto-Chadic#AKU *wk-/*kw- (“goat”). Cognate with Karekare àuyàku, Uldeme awak, Miya nkwak, Ngamo aku, Bura aki.

Noun

àkū (plural gàrau)Category:Ngizim lemmas#AKU Category:Ngizim nouns#AKU Category:Ngizim entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

goat

Category:ngi:Mammals#AKU Category:ngi:Animals#AKU

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa Category:Nupe terms borrowed from Hausa#AKU Category:Nupe terms derived from Hausa#AKU aku.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.kú/Category:Nupe terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU

Noun

àkúCategory:Nupe lemmas#AKU Category:Nupe nouns#AKU Category:Nupe entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU (plural àkúzhì)

African gray parrot Category:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#African%20gray%20parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Category:nup:Parrots#AKU

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronoun

akuCategory:Old Javanese lemmas#AKU Category:Old Javanese pronouns#AKU Category:Old Javanese entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I, me (first person singular pronoun)
(when placed after a noun) my (first person singular possessive pronoun)

Derived terms

Descendants

Javanese: ꦲꦏꦸ (aku)

References

"aku" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Paraguayan Guarani

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -u Category:Rhymes:Paraguayan Guarani/u#AKU Category:Rhymes:Paraguayan Guarani/u/2 syllables#AKU

Adjective

akuCategory:Paraguayan Guarani lemmas#AKU Category:Paraguayan Guarani adjectives#AKU Category:Paraguayan Guarani entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

hot

References

Britton, A. Scott (2005), “aku”, in Guaraní Concise Dictionary (overall work in English), New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 14
Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “aku”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 13, column 1

Quechua

Alternative forms

haku (Ayacucho) ("flour")
hak'u (Cuzco-Collao) ("flour")

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Quechuan Category:Quechua terms inherited from Proto-Quechuan#AKU Category:Quechua terms derived from Proto-Quechuan#AKU *aku.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.kʊ/Category:Quechua terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU

Noun

akuCategory:Quechua lemmas#AKU Category:Quechua nouns#AKU Category:Quechua entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

flour, a milled cereal
Synonyms: hak'u (Cuzco-Collao), haku (Ayacucho)
(Cuzco Category:Cuzco Quechua#AKU) chewed coca
(Collao) resting time after chewing coca

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Sasak terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Sasak terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Sasak terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Sasak terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronoun

akuCategory:Sasak lemmas#AKU Category:Sasak pronouns#AKU Category:Sasak entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I, me (first person singular pronoun)
(when placed after a noun) my (first person singular possessive pronoun)

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aku”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagal Murut

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Tagal Murut terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Tagal Murut terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Tagal Murut terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Tagal Murut terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *aku.

Pronoun

akuCategory:Tagal Murut lemmas#AKU Category:Tagal Murut pronouns#AKU Category:Tagal Murut entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I (personal pronoun)

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Tausug terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Tausug terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *aku.

Pronunciation

(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔaku/ [ʔɑˈk̠u]Category:Tausug 2-syllable words#AKU Category:Tausug terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU
Rhymes: -u Category:Rhymes:Tausug/u#AKU Category:Rhymes:Tausug/u/2 syllables#AKU
Syllabification: a‧ku

Pronoun

aku (Sulat Sūg spelling اَكُ)Category:Tausug lemmas#AKU Category:Tausug pronouns#AKU Category:Tausug terms with missing Sulat Sūg script entries#AKU Category:Tausug terms with Sulat Sūg script#AKU Category:Tausug entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I

Ternate

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-North Halmahera Category:Ternate terms inherited from Proto-North Halmahera#AKU Category:Ternate terms derived from Proto-North Halmahera#AKU (likely of the form *akun); compare Loloda akunu, Sahu nga'unu (with N- prefixation), Pagu akun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ku/Category:Ternate terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU

Verb

aku (Jawi أكو)Category:Ternate lemmas#AKU Category:Ternate verbs#AKU Category:Ternate entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

(auxiliary Category:Ternate auxiliary verbs#AKU) to be allowed, may
أكو ؤواه سکالي٢ أن إهورو سسيره ― aku ua sakali-sakali ana ihoru sosira ― it is absolutely not allowed that they paddle earlierCategory:Ternate terms with usage examples#AKU

una owosa toma hito, mina moaku ua ― he enters the kitchen, she may notCategory:Ternate terms with usage examples#AKU

ngone fosabea ge aku ― we (incl.) may pray for thatCategory:Ternate terms with usage examples#AKU

Usage notes

As an auxiliary, aku follows the main verb. It may take the subject clitics (o, mo, etc.) only either for emphasis or when aku is used as the sole verb in a sentence.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *aku*
		singular	plural
		singular	inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toaku	foaku	miaku
2nd person		noaku	niaku
3rd person	masculine	oaku	iaku yoaku (archaic)
	feminine	moaku
	neuter	iaku

References

Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈa.ku]Category:Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation#AKU
Hyphenation: a‧ku

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian Category:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#AKU Category:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#AKU *qa-ku. Cognates include Māori āku.

Pronoun

a akuCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#AKU Category:Tokelauan pronouns#AKU Category:Tokelauan possessive pronouns#AKU Category:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

(alienable) mine

Determiner

akuCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#AKU Category:Tokelauan determiners#AKU Category:Tokelauan possessive determiners#AKU Category:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

(alienable) my

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 10

Category:tkl:Beloniform fish#AKU

Totoli

Alternative forms

yaku

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Category:Totoli terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU Category:Totoli terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AKU *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian Category:Totoli terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AKU Category:Totoli terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AKU *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

akuCategory:Totoli lemmas#AKU Category:Totoli pronouns#AKU Category:Totoli entries with incorrect language header#AKU Category:Pages with entries#AKU Category:Pages with 37 entries#AKU

I (first person singular pronoun)

[1] Stegeman, Ray; Hunter, Rita (2014), Akawaio-English Dictionary and English-Akawaio Index, SIL International, page 21

[2] Hooper, Robin (1994), Reconstructing Proto-Polynesian fish names‎, Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →DOI, page 222

[3] M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2011), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎, volume 4: Animals, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 112–3

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	Singular	Plural
1^st person	saya¹ aku³	kita⁴ kami^{2 & 5} kita orang^{3 & 5}
2^nd person	awak¹ anda² awda⁸ (eng)kau³ kamu³	(2^nd person) + semua⁶ kalian² (eng)kau orang³
3^rd person	dia ia beliau⁷ -nya²	mereka² dia orang³

inalienable (O-type)	singular	dual		plural
inalienable (O-type)	singular	long	short	plural
1st person (exclusive)	o oku, o kita¹	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person	o ōu, o koe	o koulua		o koutou
3rd person	o ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou

alienable (A-type)	singular	dual		plural
alienable (A-type)	singular	long	short	plural
1st person (exclusive)	a aku, a kita¹	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person	a āu, a koe	a koulua		a koutou
3rd person	a ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou

Definite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person	excl.	toku, tota¹	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota¹	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person	incl.	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person		tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person		tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou

Definite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person	excl.	taku, tata¹	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata¹	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person	incl.	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person		tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person		tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou

Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person	excl.	hoku, hota¹	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota¹	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
1st person	incl.	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person		hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person		hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou

Indefinite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person	excl.	haku, hata¹	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata¹	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
1st person	incl.	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person		hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person		hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou

		absolute		ergative	oblique
		disjunctive	enclitic	ergative	oblique
first person	singular	aku/i aku/yaku	ku		kanaku
	plural inclusive	ikatamu	katamu/tamu	tamu/ta	kekatamu
	plural exclusive	ikami, ike	kami/ke	mi	kekami/keke
second person	singular	ika	ka	mu	keka
second person	plural	ikayu/iko	kayu/ko	yu	kekayu/keko
third person	singular	iya/ya	ya	na	keya/kaya
third person	plural	ila	la	da/ra	karela

Wikimore

aku

Translingual

Symbol

See also

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Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Akawaio

Noun

See also

References

Banjarese

Etymology

Pronoun

References

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

Pronoun

Bulungan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

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Further reading

Estonian

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Greenlandic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Hadza

Pronunciation

Determiner

Related terms

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

References

Etymology 2

Particle

Usage notes

Synonyms

Antonyms

Iban

Etymology

Pronoun

References

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Pronoun

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Noun

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

Jarai

Etymology

Noun

Javanese

Romanization

Kabishiana

Noun

References

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation