xu

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See also: Xu, xù, xú, xū, xǔ, xử, xứ, and ǃXũ

Translingual

Symbol

xu

  1. x unit

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese xu, from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and sou.

Pronunciation

Noun

xu (plural xu or (rare) xus)

  1. A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

xu

  1. romanization of 𐍇𐌿

Gun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *χʷú. Cognates include Fon xú, Saxwe Gbe xwyá, Adja xú, Ayizo xu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

xú (Benin)

  1. to dry
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷú. Cognates include Fon xú, Saxwe Gbe oxú, Adja exu, Ewe eƒu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

xú (plural xú lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. bone

Etymology 3

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷu. Cognates include Fon xù, Saxwe Gbe axù, Saxwe Gbe ɛxù, Adja axu, Ewe ƒu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

xù (plural xù lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. sea, ocean

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 215
  2. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 212
  3. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), pages 219, 222

Mandarin

Romanization

xu (xu5 / xu0, Zhuyin ˙ㄒㄩ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蓿

xu

  1. nonstandard spelling of xū
  2. nonstandard spelling of xú
  3. nonstandard spelling of xǔ
  4. nonstandard spelling of xù

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.

Nǀuu

Pronunciation

Noun

xu

  1. face
    Xu he ǀxaquka
    the face is beautiful.

Particle

xu

  1. at the front part of something, at the face of something; be in front of.

References

  1. Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.
  2. Shah, S. & Brenzinger, M. (2016). Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town

Phalura

Etymology

From Pashto (xo).

Pronunciation

Particle

xu (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling خوۡ)

  1. but
  2. however
  3. although

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “xu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Unami

Particle

xu

  1. future tense marker
    Làpi xu pè.
    He will come again.
    Alàpa xu nëmanitu sapan.
    Tomorrow I will make sapan.

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “xu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French sou.

Pronunciation

Noun

xu

  1. xu (1/100 of a dong); cent; penny

Derived terms

White Hmong

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Looks possibly like a Chinese borrowing; some candidates include 違 (MC hjw+j, “to violate, be apart”), 錯 (MC tshuH|tshak, “mistake”), 虛 (MC xjo|khjo, “empty, hollow”).”

Pronunciation

Verb

xu

  1. to miss, miss the mark, miss the target

Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 411.
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