guè

Betawi

Alternative forms

  • gua (Literary dialect)
  • guah (Bekasi dialect)
  • gue (Tanah Abang dialect)

Etymology

From Chinese Hokkien (góa, “I, me, my”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuˈ(w)ɛ/ (Meester dialect)
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  • Hyphenation: gu‧è

Pronoun

guè

  1. Meester form of gua

Usage notes

  • Used mainly in a common situation, especially between friends or by someone older in terms of speaking to a younger person. As for the usage by a younger person speaking with an older person, there is no agreement whether it is appropriate to do so or not: some would regard it as inappropriate, some other would not.

Synonyms

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