gou

See also: gòu, gōu, göu, gǒu, Gǒu, and ȝou

Mandarin

Romanization

gou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gōu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gǒu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of gòu.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

gou

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kuːᴬ (“I; me”). Cognate with Thai กู (guu).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /kou˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: gou1
  • Hyphenation: gou

Pronoun

gou (old orthography gou, Sawndip forms 𭆸, 九, 戈, 㕤, 苟, 𪜩, 勾, 句)

  1. I; me

Synonyms

  • gwh
  • ngoh

See also

Standard Zhuang personal pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st exclusive gou dou
inclusive raeuz
2nd mwngz sou
3rd de gyoengqde
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