kau orang

Malay

Etymology

From kau +‎ orang. Calque of Hokkien 汝儂／汝侬 (lú-lâng, “you (plural)”, literally “you people”). Compare kita orang and dia orang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kau̯ oraŋ/, /koraŋ/

Pronoun

kau orang (colloquial, nonstandard)

  1. you (plural)
    Synonyms: korang, kalian
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