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English
Etymology
From Japanese 級 (kyū).
Noun
kyu (plural kyus)
- A grade or rank in various Japanese activities such as martial arts, flower arranging, and the game of go.
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
kyu
- Rōmaji transcription of きゅ
- Rōmaji transcription of キュ
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English cue, the English name of the letter Q/q.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkju/,
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: kyu
Noun
kyu (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q, in the Filipino alphabet.
- Synonym: (in the Abecedario) cu
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading
- “kyu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018