gua

See also: GUA, guá, guà, guā, guǎ, and gu'a

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit

Noun

gua

  1. cave

Malay

Etymology 1

From Min Nan 我 (góa).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

gua (Jawi spelling ݢوا‎)

  1. (Malaysia) I, me, my

See also
Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person familiar aku / اکو‎ kami / کامي‎ (exclusive)
kita / کيت‎ (inclusive)
polite saya / ساي‎
2nd person familiar engkau / اڠکاو‎
kamu / کامو‎
awak / اوق‎
polite anda / اندا‎
3rd person dia / دي‎
ia / اي‎
-nya / -ڽ‎		 mereka / مريک‎

Noun

gua (Jawi spelling ݢوا‎, plural gua-gua, informal first-person possessive guaku, informal second-person possessive guamu, third-person possessive guanya)

  1. cave

Mandarin

Romanization

gua

  1. Nonstandard spelling of guā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of guǎ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of guà.

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.
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