Definitions and meaning of yu
yu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Chinese [Term?].
Noun
yu (countable and uncountable, plural yu)
- (archaeology, countable) An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.
- 1962, William Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes (page 34)
- A group of slenderer yu also survive from the Shang into the early Chou period, though they are rarer than the other design […] A yu with square body in the Hakuzuru Museum is the finest of these.
- (archaic, uncountable) Nephrite or jadeite.
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- 1826, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies:
- Another stone with which it would be interesting to compare it is the celebrated yu stone of the Chinese, which Dr. Abel, in his work on China, conjectured to be a species of nephrite […]
Etymology 2
See you.
Pronoun
yu
- Eye dialect spelling of you.
Etymology 3
From Russian ю (ju).
Noun
yu (plural yus)
- The letter Ю, ю.
Translations
Ama
Pronunciation
Noun
yu
- mountain, hill
Bargam
Noun
yu
- Alternative form of yuw
References
- Loanwords in Takia, in Loanwords in the World's Languages: A Comparative Handbook (edited by Martin Haspelmath, Uri Tadmor), page 761
Belizean Creole
Pronoun
yu
- you; second-person singular subjective personal pronoun
Determiner
yu
- your
References
- Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 379.
Bislama
Etymology
From English you.
Pronoun
yu
- you: second person singular pronoun
Duna
Noun
yu
- water
References
- Transnewguinea.org, citing Shaw (1973) (see Pacific Linguistics, edited by Karl James Franklin, 1973)
Jamaican Creole
Pronoun
yu
- Alternative spelling of yuh
Japanese
Romanization
yu
- Rōmaji transcription of ゆ
- Rōmaji transcription of ユ
Jarai
Etymology
Vietnamese dù
Noun
yu (classifier pŏk)
- parachute
Kamula
Noun
yu
- water
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
- Possible Cognates Between Kamula and Pa, chart 10, page 16, in Papers in New Guinea Linguistics, issues 17-20 (1990)
Lashi
Pronunciation
Verb
yu
- to take
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malalamai
Noun
yu
- water
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From hiu, from Proto-Malayic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu (compare Fijian qio), from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iu/
- IPA(key): /ju/
- Rhymes: -iu, -ju, -u
Noun
yu (Jawi spelling يو, plural yu-yu, informal 1st possessive yuku, impolite 2nd possessive yumu, 3rd possessive yunya)
- a shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish).
- Yu ialah sebuah haiwan akuatik yang sangat kuat gigitannya.
- The shark is an aquatic animal whose bites are very strong.
Synonyms
Further reading
- “yu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
yu
- Nonstandard spelling of yū.
- Nonstandard spelling of yú.
- Nonstandard spelling of yǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of yù.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mapudungun
Noun
yu (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- (anatomy) nose
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle English
Pronoun
yu
- (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of yow
Miskito
Noun
yu
- sun
- day
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English you.
Pronoun
yu
- you
Okinawan
Romanization
yu
- Rōmaji transcription of ゆ
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
- yiu (alternative spelling)
Etymology
Comes from Old Papiamentu "joego".
From Spanish hijo.
Compare Portuguese jovem "young" and Kabuverdianu fidju "child" (ac Jacobs).
Noun
yu
- child (of parents)
Pijin
Pronoun
yu
- Alternative form of iu
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English you.
Pronunciation
Determiner
yu
- your
Pronoun
yu
- you
Swahili
Pronunciation
Prefix
yu (plural wa-)
- The locative prefix for noun class 1.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English you.
Pronoun
yu (personal)
- you (singular)
See also
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English you.
Pronoun
yu (personal)
- you (singular)
See also
Unami
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yu
- this (inanimate)
See also
Waskia
Noun
yu
- water
- river
References
Zacatepec Chatino
Pronoun
yu
- they
Synonyms
Zarma
Noun
yu
- honey
References
- David Bellama, Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)
Source: wiktionary.org- (Swedish) of an ore, bearing yttrium.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)