# kayu
## English
### Adjective

kayu (comparative more kayu, superlative most kayu)
* (Singapore) Stupid; foolish.

## Balinese
### Romanization

kayu
* Romanization of ᬓᬬᬸ

## Banjarese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

### Noun

kayu
* wood (part of a plant)

## Central Dusun
### Noun

kayu
* tree

## Central Siberian Yupik
### Noun

kayu
* ocean fish

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkajuʔ]
* Hyphenation: ka‧yu

### Noun

kayu
* tree
* wood (part of a plant)

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* kajoe (1901–1947)

### Etymology

From Malay kayu, from Proto-Malayic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkaju/ [ˈka.ju]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aju
* Syllabification: ka‧yu

### Noun

kayu (plural kayu-kayu)
* wood (substance)
* wood (wood from a particular species)

#### Derived terms

* berkayu
* kayu-kayuan
* kekayuan
* mengayu
* perkayuan
* kayu ambon
* kayu anduan
* kayu angin
* kayu api
* kayu apu
* kayu apu-apu
* kayu arang
* kayu bakar
* kayu bangunan
* kayu basung
* kayu besi
* kayu bintang
* kayu bulat
* kayu cagak
* kayu celup
* kayu cendana
* kayu daun
* kayu dowel
* kayu embun
* kayu gabus
* kayu gambir
* kayu gelam
* kayu gelondong
* kayu gelondongan
* kayu gergajian
* kayu hitam
* kayu jaran
* kayu jarum
* kayu kapur
* kayu kapur barus
* kayu kayan
* kayu keras
* kayu kesturi
* kayu ketimuran
* kayu kuda
* kayu kunyit
* kayu lapis
* kayu liat
* kayu lilin
* kayu lintang
* kayu lunak
* kayu manis
* kayu olahan
* kayu pacat
* kayu palang
* kayu pelet
* kayu pok
* kayu putih
* kayu rapat
* kayu renceh
* kayu ribu
* kayu samidra
* kayu sepat
* kayu siku-siku
* kayu silang
* kayu singapura
* kayu sugi
* kayu tahun
* kayu teja
* kayu telur
* kayu timur
* kayu tulang
* kayu ular
* kayu urang

### Noun

kayu (plural kayu-kayu)
* synonym of gulungan

### Further reading

* “kayu” 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.

## Iranun
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.

### Noun

kayu
* tree
* wood

## Japanese
### Romanization

kayu
* Rōmaji transcription of かゆ

## Javanese
### Romanization

kayu
* Romanization of ꦏꦪꦸ

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kayú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu. Compare Tagalog kayo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kəˈju/ [kəˈju]
* Hyphenation: ka‧yu

### Pronoun

kayu
* (in the plural) you
    Synonyms: kamu, ikamu
* (honorific singular) you
    Mekeni kayu pu. ― Come on in, Sir/Ma'am.
    Mangan kayu pu. ― Eat, Sir/Ma'am.
    Mengan nakayo? ― Have you eaten yet?
    Komusta kayo? ― How are you?

#### Derived terms

* ikaikayu
* ikayu
* mekenikayo

### See also
## Limos Kalinga
### Noun

kayu
* tree

## Lubuagan Kalinga
### Noun

kayu
* tree

## Makasar
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaju/
* Hyphenation: ka‧yu

### Noun

kayu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨐᨘ)
* wood
* (card games) club, one of the four card suits in the traditional omi playing card.

#### Affixations

* akkayu
* turikayu

#### Compounds

* kayu jawa
* kayu naniʼ
* kayu puli
* kayu puti
* kayu tana
* kayu teʼne

### Classifier

kayu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨐᨘ)
* Classifier used for animals, or rolls of fabric.
    Patangkayu tedong ― Four buffaloes
    Annangkayu tedong ― Six buffaloes
    Tujukayunna tedong ― Seven buffaloes
    Salapangkayunna tedong ― Seven buffaloes

### Further reading

* A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎, Brill, →DOI

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.
First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (kāyu).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkaju/ [ˈka.ju]
* Rhymes: -aju, -ju, -u
* Hyphenation: ka‧yu

### Noun

kayu (Jawi spelling کايو, informal 1st possessive kayuku, 2nd possessive kayumu, 3rd possessive kayunya)
* wood (substance)
* wood (wood from a particular species)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: kayu

### Further reading

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

## Mapudungun
### Numeral

kayu (Raguileo spelling)
* six

### References

* Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

## Matigsalug Manobo
### Noun

kayu
* wood
* tree

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.

### Noun

kayu
* wood, tree

#### Derived terms

* kakayu
* kakaywan
* kayon
* kayu-kayu
* kaywan
* kayu katu
* kayu kuniṅ
* kayu manis
* kayu mas
* kayu sukĕt
* kayu suwarṇa
* kayu sĕnö
* kayu teja

#### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦏꦪꦸ (kayu)

### Further reading

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

## Old Sundanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.

### Noun

kayu
* wood, tree
** c. 1518, Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian (Kropak 630):"Salang keboan ning alas, kayu batri nangtu, bwah beunang nga-rara(ng)gean..."(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Descendants

* Sundanese: kai, ki

## Rayón Zoque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballo.

### Noun

kayu
* horse
* animal

#### Derived terms

* kayu-makpabʌ
* kayuꞌi tyaki

### References

* Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 12

## Remun
### Noun

kayu
* food

## Tagabawa
### Noun

kayu
* tree
* wood

## Yogad
### Noun

kayú
* tree
* wood