yu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yu"
English
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) Jade, nephrite or jadeite.
- 1818, Clarke Abel, Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, page 133:
- The Yu, although of the hardness of rock crystal, is worked into an endless variety of forms […]
- 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
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Bargam
References
- Loanwords in Takia, in Loanwords in the World's Languages: A Comparative Handbook (edited by Martin Haspelmath, Uri Tadmor), page 761
Belizean Creole
References
- Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 379.
Bislama
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈju/
- Hyphenation: yu
See also
Bislama personal pronouns
| singular | dual | trial | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | exclusive | mi | mitufala | mitrifala | mifala |
| inclusive | — | yumitu, yumitufala | yumitrifala | yumi | |
| 2nd person | yu | yutufala | yutrifala | yufala | |
| 3rd person | neutral | hem, em | tufala | trifala | ol1), olgeta |
| collective | — | tugeta | trigeta | — | |
| 1) Used only as an object of a preposition or a verb. *) Some speakers may not distinguish various plurality categories, using only one or two plural pronouns. **) The collective pronouns specify that the action is performed by all subjects together, rather than on their own. | |||||
References
- Terry Crowley (2004) Bislama Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi press, →ISBN, page 46
Cameroon Pidgin
Duna
References
- Transnewguinea.org, citing Shaw (1973) (see Pacific Linguistics, edited by Karl James Franklin, 1973)
Indonesian
Jamaican Creole
Kamula
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
- IPA(key): /ju/
Malalamai
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, 2nd possessive yumu, 3rd possessive yunya)
- a shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish).
- Yu ialah seekor 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
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.
Mapudungun
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle English
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
- yiu (alternative spelling)
Pijin
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ju/ [jʊ]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: yu
- Homophone: Yu
Noun
yu (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓ)
- the name of the Latin-script letter U/u, in the Filipino alphabet
- Synonym: (in the Abakada alphabet and the Abecedario) u
See also
Further reading
- “yu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tataltepec Chatino
Tok Pisin
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Torres Strait Creole
Unami
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ju]
See also
Unami demonstrative pronouns
| Animate | Inanimate | Obviative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proximal Singular (near the speaker) | wa, wàn, wàni | yu, yun, yuni | yul, yuli |
| Distal Singular (far from the speaker) | na, nàn, nàni | në, nën, nëni | |
| Proximal plural (near the speaker) | yuki, yuk | yuli, yul | nèl |
| Distal plural (far from the speaker) | nèki, nèk | nèl | |
| Absentative (inaccessible to speaker, deceased) distal singular | naka | ||
| Absentative (inaccessible to speaker, deceased) distal plural | nèl | ||
| Absentative (inaccessible to speaker, deceased) proximal singular | waka |
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