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English
Etymology
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 巫 (wū, “shaman”).
Noun
wu (plural wus or wu)
- (historical) A Chinese shaman.
See also
Anagrams
Cameroon Pidgin
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wu
- Alternative form of we (“1st person plural subject personal pronoun”)
See also
Cameroonian Pidgin personal pronouns
Subject personal pronouns
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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I
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we, wu
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2nd person
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you
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wuna
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3rd person
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i
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dey
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Object and topic personal pronouns
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1st person
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me
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we
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2nd person
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you
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wuna
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3rd person
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yi, -am
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dem, -am
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East Central German
Adverb
wu
- (Erzgebirgisch) where
References
- 2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 29
French
Pronunciation
Noun
wu m (uncountable)
- Wu (Sinitic language)
Laboya
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
wu
- fruit
Etymology 2
Noun
wu
- hair
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “wu”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Lashi
Pronunciation
Noun
wu
- pig
Verb
wu
- carry on a shoulder
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Limburgish
Etymology
Reduced form of wuë.
Pronunciation
Adverb
wu
- (Eupen) Reduced form of wuë (“where”)
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *u.
Pronunciation
Preposition
wu
- at; at the home, office, workshop, etc. of (compare German bei, French chez, Latin apud, etc.)
Mandarin
Romanization
wu
- Nonstandard spelling of wū.
- Nonstandard spelling of wú.
- Nonstandard spelling of wǔ.
- 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
- (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/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: wu
Noun
wu n
- The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) litera; a, ą, be, ce, cie, de, e, ę, ef, gie, ha, i, jot, ka, el, eł, em, en, eń, o, ó / o z kreską, pe, er, es, eś, te, u, wu, y / igrek, zet, ziet, żet
Further reading
- wu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tocharian A
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Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian , from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare Tocharian B wi.
Numeral
wu m
- two
Wutunhua
Etymology
From Mandarin 五 (wǔ).
Numeral
wu
- five
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
Yola
Pronoun
wu
- 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 Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
wù
- 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
- to be attractive; to be appealing to someone's taste
Usage notes
- wu before a direct object
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
wù
- to grow; to sprout
- 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
- to happen, appear, seem
Usage notes
- wu before a direct object
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
wu
- to undergo danger; to be in danger
Derived terms
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Verb
wú
- to swell up; to rise
ojú egbò ó wú- The surface of the sore swelled up
- (idiomatic) to grow quickly
- (idiomatic) to embolden, to dignify; to ennoble (literally) to make one's soul (orí) swell
Derived terms
Etymology 6
Pronunciation
Verb
wú
- to unearth, uproot, dig up; to exhume
ojú egbò ó wú- The surface of the sore swelled up
- (idiomatic) to grow quickly
- to cough
- to become or get puffed up
Derived terms
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
Verb
wú
- to celebrate
- Synonym: yọ̀
Derived terms