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ku.

apheretic form of aku

2 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈku/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku]Standard-Indonesian
  1. apheretic form of aku

  2. alternative spelling of -ku

    Internet · alt-of · alternative · informal
noun/ˈku/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Ang ku kueh: a small round or oval-shaped Chinese sweet dumpling with soft, sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped around a sweet central filling

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Min Nan 龜/龟 (ku, “turtle; tortoise”).

noun/ˈku/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku]Standard-Indonesian
  1. synonym of desa (“village”)

    historical
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 區(く) (ku, “ward, section, district”). Romanised according modified Kunrei-shiki romanization.

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