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Translingual
Symbol
chu
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Old Church Slavonic.
English
Etymology 1
From the Japanese ちゅっ (chu', onomatopoeia).
Interjection
chu
- (anime and manga fandom slang) The sound of a kiss.
1996 August 12, Kathleen Webb, “Re: Zoicite a guy!!!”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon (Usenet):By the way, isn't it interesting that the Japanese hear the sound "chu" when someone kisses? In the US, we usually say, "smooch," "smack," "smerp," or even "swock." Now, everytime I kiss my husband, I'm listening to hear if it sounds like "chu."
2000 August 4, Fish Eye no Miko , “Re: Which anime characters could be Ohtori students?”, in alt.fan.utena (Usenet):>Eldrick Tobin - Kiss worthiness of sig pending.
<chu!>
Seems fine to me. ^_^
2000 August 19, Verthandi, “Re: Ohha! Gally desu!”, in alt.fan.utena (Usenet):movie Akio: [shoots a kiss to himself] Chu! ^.~
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation spelling of you, especially when preceded by a t sound.
Pronoun
chu
- (slang, nonstandard) You.
- Synonym: cha
Chipewyan
Adverb
chu
- also
Esperanto
Particle
chu
- H-system spelling of ĉu
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French cheü, chaü, from Vulgar Latin *cadūtus, past participle for Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre.
Participle
chu (feminine chue, masculine plural chus, feminine plural chues)
- past participle of choir
Related terms
Etymology 2
Contraction of je + suis.
Alternative forms
Phrase
chu
- (Quebec, colloquial) I am
Chu vraiment tanné, là!- I'm real fed up!
Garo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
chu
- beer, alcohol
Guerrero Amuzgo
Noun
chu
- year
Hän
Alternative forms
Noun
chu
- (Canada) water
Hokkien
Japanese
Romanization
chu
- Rōmaji transcription of ちゅ
- Rōmaji transcription of チュ
Mandarin
Romanization
chu (chu5/chu0, Zhuyin ˙ㄔㄨ)
- Nonstandard spelling of chū.
- Nonstandard spelling of chú.
- Nonstandard spelling of chǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of chù.
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.
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English chew.
Verb
chu
- chew
Norman
Adjective
chu (masculine before vowel chut, feminine chute, masculine plural chus, feminine plural chutes)
- (France, Jersey) this
- Je le viyis chu jouo quaund je feus à la feire ― I saw him that day as I went to the fair
1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 515:Tout chu qui vient de flot se retournera d'ebe.- All that comes with the flood will return with the ebb.
San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo
Pronunciation
Noun
chu (plural ndyu)
- year
Derived terms
References
- Stewart, Cloyd, Stewart, Ruth D., colaboradores amuzgos (2000) Diccionario amuzgo de San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 44) (in Spanish), Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
chu
- (of lips) to protrude
Etymology 2
Romanization
chu
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 周
Derived terms
- bách chu niên (百周年, “centenary”)
- chỉn chu (“meticulous”)
- chu cấp (周給, “to financially support”)
- chu du (周遊, “to travel around”)
- chu đáo (周到, “attentive”)
- chu kì, chu kỳ (周期, “period; cycle”)
- chu tất (周悉, “meticulously”)
- chu toàn (周全, “thoroughly; to care for”)
- chu trình (周程, “cycle; routine”)
- chu vi (周圍, “circumference”)
- đẳng chu (等周, “isometric”)
Welsh
Pronunciation
Adjective
chu
- Aspirate mutation of cu.
Mutation