# kamu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of kamraati +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑmu/, [ˈkɑ̝mu]
* Rhymes: -ɑmu
* Hyphenation: ka‧mu

### Noun

kamu (colloquial)
* a pal

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kamuni
kamuni
accusative
nom.
kamuni
kamuni
gen.
kamuni
genitive
kamuni
kamujeni
partitive
kamuani
kamujani
inessive
kamussani
kamuissani
elative
kamustani
kamuistani
illative
kamuuni
kamuihini
adessive
kamullani
kamuillani
ablative
kamultani
kamuiltani
allative
kamulleni
kamuilleni
essive
kamunani
kamuinani
translative
kamukseni
kamuikseni
abessive
kamuttani
kamuittani
instructive
comitative
—kamuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kamusi
kamusi
accusative
nom.
kamusi
kamusi
gen.
kamusi
genitive
kamusi
kamujesi
partitive
kamuasi
kamujasi
inessive
kamussasi
kamuissasi
elative
kamustasi
kamuistasi
illative
kamuusi
kamuihisi
adessive
kamullasi
kamuillasi
ablative
kamultasi
kamuiltasi
allative
kamullesi
kamuillesi
essive
kamunasi
kamuinasi
translative
kamuksesi
kamuiksesi
abessive
kamuttasi
kamuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kamuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kamumme
kamumme
accusative
nom.
kamumme
kamumme
gen.
kamumme
genitive
kamumme
kamujemme
partitive
kamuamme
kamujamme
inessive
kamussamme
kamuissamme
elative
kamustamme
kamuistamme
illative
kamuumme
kamuihimme
adessive
kamullamme
kamuillamme
ablative
kamultamme
kamuiltamme
allative
kamullemme
kamuillemme
essive
kamunamme
kamuinamme
translative
kamuksemme
kamuiksemme
abessive
kamuttamme
kamuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kamuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kamunne
kamunne
accusative
nom.
kamunne
kamunne
gen.
kamunne
genitive
kamunne
kamujenne
partitive
kamuanne
kamujanne
inessive
kamussanne
kamuissanne
elative
kamustanne
kamuistanne
illative
kamuunne
kamuihinne
adessive
kamullanne
kamuillanne
ablative
kamultanne
kamuiltanne
allative
kamullenne
kamuillenne
essive
kamunanne
kamuinanne
translative
kamuksenne
kamuiksenne
abessive
kamuttanne
kamuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kamuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kamunsa
kamunsa
accusative
nom.
kamunsa
kamunsa
gen.
kamunsa
genitive
kamunsa
kamujensa
partitive
kamuaan kamuansa
kamujaan kamujansa
inessive
kamussaan kamussansa
kamuissaan kamuissansa
elative
kamustaan kamustansa
kamuistaan kamuistansa
illative
kamuunsa
kamuihinsa
adessive
kamullaan kamullansa
kamuillaan kamuillansa
ablative
kamultaan kamultansa
kamuiltaan kamuiltansa
allative
kamulleen kamullensa
kamuilleen kamuillensa
essive
kamunaan kamunansa
kamuinaan kamuinansa
translative
kamukseen kamuksensa
kamuikseen kamuiksensa
abessive
kamuttaan kamuttansa
kamuittaan kamuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kamuineen kamuinensa :

### Further reading

* “kamu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

### Anagrams

* maku, muka

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Shortened from kamuflázs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɒmu]
* Hyphenation: ka‧mu
* Rhymes: -mu

### Noun

kamu
* (slang) bullshit (a colloquial way of calling out a lie)
    Synonyms: álca, becsapás, hazugság

#### Derived terms

* kamus
* kamuzik

### References

* ↑ Pusztai, Ferenc (ed.). Magyar értelmező kéziszótár (“A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian”). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003. 2nd, expanded and revised edition →ISBN. Online searchable version (under development)

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* kamoe (1901–1947)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkamu/ [ˈka.mu]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -amu
* Syllabification: ka‧mu

### Pronoun

kamu
* (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.

#### See also

* -mu
* This table only shows some personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language.
* The second person pronouns are usually avoided when talking to someone of higher status or older, especially in casual speech.
* Not including the clitic pronouns.

### Further reading

* “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.

## Japanese
### Romanization

kamu
* Rōmaji transcription of かむ
* Rōmaji transcription of カム

## Malay
### Etymology

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).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kamu/
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -amu

### Pronoun

kamu (Jawi spelling کامو)
* you (singular, familiar)
    Synonyms: anda, awak, dikau, engkau, kau, tuanku
* you (plural), you all, y'all
    Synonym: kalian

#### Derived terms

* mu / mu- / -mu

### Further reading

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

## Mansaka
### Etymology

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Proto-Philippine *kamu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu, from Proto-Austronesian *kamu.”

### Pronoun

kamu
* you (singular)

## Musi
### Alternative forms

* kamo' (Palembang)

### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

kamu
* (Palembang) you (plural), you all, y'all
* (Palembang) your (belonging to you all)

## Pipil
### Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl camohtli (“sweet potato”).

### Noun

kamu (plural kajkamu)
* manioc

### Further reading

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

## Sakizaya
### Etymology

Proto-Austronesian *kamu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.ˈmu/, [ka.ˈmu]

### Pronoun

kamu
* (inclusive, in the plural) you

## Sasak
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

kamu
* Second person pronoun: you, your

## Shona
### Etymology

From Afrikaans kam.

### Noun

kámu class 9 (plural kámu class 10)
* comb

## Tagabawa
### Noun

kamù
* wound; injury

## Tausug
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

kamu
* you

## Turkish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قمو (qamu), خمو (hamu), from Proto-Turkic *kamug. Was already obsolete in the Istanbul dialect by the 17th Century, but was reintroduced during the language reforms as a Turkic equivalent of Arabic umum. Doublet of hamı and hamu. Compare Azerbaijani hamı.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkamu/
* Hyphenation: ka‧mu

### Adjective

kamu (not comparable)
* (obsolete) whole, solely

### Noun

kamu (definite accusative kamuyu, plural kamular)
* public [from 1940s]
    Synonym: (archaic) amme
* people
    Synonym: halk
* (collective) all organs of government doing public service

#### Declension

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

* kamu davası
* kamu denetçisi
* kamu diplomasisi
* kamu düzeni
* kamulaştırma
* kamuoyu
* kamusal
* kamutay

### References

* ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kamu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

### Further reading

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