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Japanese
Romanization
gyu
- The hiragana syllable ぎゅ (gyu) or the katakana syllable ギュ (gyu) in Hepburn romanization.
Zhuang
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
gyu (Sawndip form 𦺥, 1957–1982 spelling gyu)
- wild amaranth; pigweed
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *klwɯəᴬ (“salt”). Cognate with Thai เกลือ (glʉʉa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Lao ເກືອ (kư̄a), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ, Shan ၵိူဝ် (kǒe), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (küw), Nong Zhuang gow. Compare also Lakkia kjie⁵¹.
Noun
gyu (Sawndip forms 𥑮 or 𰥈 or ⿰圤都 or 沽 or 浗 or ⿰石盐, 1957–1982 spelling gyu)
- salt