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kayu

See also: kāyu and Kayu
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English

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Adjective

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kayu (comparative more kayu, superlative most kayu)

  1. (Singapore) Stupid; foolish.

Balinese

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kayu (Balinese script ᬓᬬᬸ)

  1. (medya) wood

Banjarese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kayuʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

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kayu

  1. wood (part of a plant)

Central Dusun

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Etymology

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

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kayu

  1. tree

Central Siberian Yupik

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kayu

  1. ocean fish

Iban

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkajuʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧yu

Noun

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kayu

  1. tree
  2. wood (part of a plant)

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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kayu (plural kayu-kayu)

  1. wood (substance)
  2. wood (wood from a particular species)
  3. wood (erection of the penis)

Derived terms

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Noun

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kayu (plural kayu-kayu)

  1. synonym of gulungan

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Iranun

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.

Noun

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kayu

  1. tree
  2. wood

Japanese

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Romanization

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kayu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かゆ

Javanese

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Romanization

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kayu

  1. romanization of ꦏꦪꦸ

Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈju/ [kəˈjʊ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧yu

Pronoun

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kayu

  1. (in the plural) you
    Synonyms: kamu, ikamu
  2. (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

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Kapampangan personal pronouns
absolute ergative oblique
disjunctive enclitic
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
plural ikayu/iko kayu/ko yu kekayu/keko
third
person 		singular iya/ya ya na keya/kaya
plural ila la da/ra karela

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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kayu

  1. tree

Lubuagan Kalinga

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kayu

  1. tree

Makasar

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaju/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧yu

Noun

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kayu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨐᨘ or 𑻠𑻬𑻴, definite kayua)

  1. wood
  2. (card games) club, one of the four card suits in the traditional omi playing card.

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kayu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨐᨘ or 𑻠𑻬𑻴)

  1. 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

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  • A. A. Cense (2024), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[1], Brill, →DOI

Malay

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Etymology

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

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (kāyu).

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Noun

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kayu (Jawi spelling کايو, uncountable)

  1. wood (substance)
  2. wood (wood from a particular species)
  3. firewood
    Dia pergi mencari kayu di hutan
    He/She goes out to find firewood in the forest
  4. (sports, slang) bat or club (in golf, baseball, cricket etc.)
    Kayu golf, kayu besbol, kayu kriket
    Golf club, baseball bat, cricket bat

Adjective

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kayu (comparative lebih kayu, superlative paling kayu)

  1. wooden, made of wood
  2. (figurative) dull, not intelligent
    Kuda kayu ― someone who is stupid (lit. 'wooden horse')
  3. (figurative, slang) stiff; move or act awkwardly, with dull lack of emotion (as in dances, acting, sports etc.)
    Aku memang kayu kalau menari
    I'm really stiff when i dance

Verb

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kayu

  1. to find firewood in the forest
    Pergi berkayu
    Go out to find firewood

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kayu

Further reading

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  • "kayu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
    (also see "kayu" at PRPM first version)

Mapudungun

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Numeral

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kayu (Raguileo spelling)

Mapudungun cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : kayu
    Ordinal : ?
  1. six

References

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

Matigsalug Manobo

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Noun

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kayu

  1. wood
  2. tree

Mualang

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kayuʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

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kayu

  1. wood
  2. tree
    Synonym: pun

References

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  • Tjia, J. (2007), A grammar of Mualang: an Ibanic language of West Kalimantan, Indonesia‎[2], LOT dissertation series, Utrecht: LOT, page 426

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.

Noun

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kayu

  1. wood, tree

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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

Old Sundanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.

Noun

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kayu

  1. 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

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Pazeh

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Proper noun

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kayu

  1. a female given name

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Punan Bah-Biau

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Noun

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kayu

  1. tree

References

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  • Calvin Rensch, Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak (2012), SIL Journal of Language Survey Reports

Punan Batu

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Noun

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kayu

  1. tree

References

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  • Calvin Rensch, Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak (2012), SIL Journal of Language Survey Reports

Rayón Zoque

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish caballo.

    Noun

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    kayu

    1. horse
    2. animal

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    References

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    • 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)‎[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 12

    Remun

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    Noun

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    kayu

    1. food

    Sihan

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    Noun

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    kayu

    1. tree

    References

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    • Calvin Rensch, Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak (2012), SIL Journal of Language Survey Reports

    Tagabawa

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    Noun

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    kayu

    1. tree
    2. wood

    Western Penan

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    Noun

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    kayu

    1. tree

    References

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    • Calvin Rensch, Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak (2012), SIL Journal of Language Survey Reports

    Yogad

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    Noun

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    kayú

    1. tree
    2. wood
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