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English

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Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 巫 (wū, “shaman”).

Noun

wu (plural wus or wu)

  1. (historical) A Chinese shaman.

See also

Anagrams

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *wa², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-pa.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /wu˧/
  • (Lianghe) [wɑ³¹]
  • (Longchuan) [o³¹]
  • (Luxi) [waʔ⁵⁵]
  • (Xiandao) [o³¹]

Noun

wu

  1. bamboo

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, page 137

Cameroon Pidgin

Pronunciation

Pronoun

wu

  1. alternative form of we (“1st person plural subject personal pronoun”)

See also

More information singular, plural ...

East Central German

Adverb

wu

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) where

References

  • 2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 29

French

Pronunciation

Noun

wu m (uncountable)

  1. Wu (Sinitic language)

Japanese

Romanization

wu

  1. The hiragana syllable 𛄟 (wu) or the katakana syllable 𛄢 (wu) in Hepburn romanization.

Laboya

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

wu

  1. fruit

Etymology 2

Noun

wu

  1. hair

References

  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “wu”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduced form of wuë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋuː/
  • Hyphenation: wu
  • Rhymes: -uː

Adverb

wu

  1. (Eupen) Reduced form of wuë (“where”)

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *u.

Pronunciation

Preposition

wu [with genitive]

  1. at; at the home, office, workshop, etc. of (compare German bei, French chez, Latin apud, etc.)

Mandarin

Romanization

wu

  1. nonstandard spelling of wū
  2. nonstandard spelling of wú
  3. nonstandard spelling of wǔ
  4. nonstandard spelling of wù

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German wo, Yiddish וווּ (vu), Dutch waar, English where.

Adverb

wu

  1. (interrogative, relative) where
    Wu iss die Kuh?
    Where is the cow?
    Nau muss er sei Actions schtelle wu sei grosse Maul iss!
    Now he has to put his actions where his big mouth is!

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: wu

Noun

wu n

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.

See also

Further reading

  • wu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tocharian A

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Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare Tocharian B wi.

Numeral

wu m

  1. two

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 五 (wǔ).

Numeral

wu

  1. five

References

  • Erika Sandman (2016), A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yola

Pronoun

wu

  1. alternative form of wough (“wee”)
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 5:
      Wu canna baar to gow aveel,
      We cannot bear to go abroad,
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 9:
      Wu canna gow to Ilone vaar,
      We cannot go to the Island fair,
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 13:
      Wu canna gow bee chapaal gaat,
      We cannot go to the chapel gate

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎, volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

wù

  1. to please; to attract, appeal, desire
    Synonym: rè
    òṣùpá wù mí jọ̀sán; ẹni t'ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ wù mí jọ̀lẹ lọ
    The moon attracts me more than the afternoon, the person who works hard attracts me more than a lazy person
  2. to be attractive; to be appealing to someone's taste
Usage notes
  • wu before a direct object
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

wù

  1. to grow; to sprout
  2. to decay, to rot; (literally) to grow or develop outgrowth because of rottenness
    igi máa ń wù, tó bá ti tutù
    Wood decays if it is wet
Usage notes
  • wu before a direct object
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

wù

  1. to happen, appear, seem
Usage notes
  • wu before a direct object
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

wu

  1. to undergo danger; to be in danger
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Verb

wú

  1. to swell up; to rise
    ojú egbò ó wú
    The surface of the sore swelled up
  2. (idiomatic) to grow quickly
  3. (idiomatic) to embolden, to dignify; to ennoble (literally) to make one's soul (orí) swell
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

wú

  1. to unearth, uproot, dig up; to exhume
    ojú egbò ó wú
    The surface of the sore swelled up
  2. (idiomatic) to grow quickly
  3. to cough
  4. to become or get puffed up
Derived terms

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

Verb

wú

  1. to celebrate
    Synonym: yọ̀
Derived terms

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