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aku.

first person singular pronoun: I, me, my

3 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈaku/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ku]Standard-Indonesian
  1. first person singular pronoun: I, me, my

    informal
    Pagi ini aku makan ikan.
    Dia mengajak aku berjalan-jalan di taman.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku. False cognate of Latin ego and Ancient Greek ἐγώ (egṓ).

noun/ˈaku/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ku]Standard-Indonesian
  1. syllabic abbreviation of anggaran dan keuangan (“budgeting and finance”)

    uncountable
noun/ˈaku/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ku]Standard-Indonesian
  1. pomegranate flower

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].

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