tū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Kaska

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ.

Noun

tū

  1. water

References

Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai

Noun

tū

  1. Alternative form of to

References

  • Franz Boas, Pline Early Goddard, Vocabulary of an Athapascan dialect of the State of Washington, IJAL volume III, pages 39-45 (1924-1925)

Mandarin

Romanization

tū (tu1, Zhuyin ㄊㄨ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 凸
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 堗
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶀
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 廜
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 怟
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 捸
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 涋
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痜
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禿/秃
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秃
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 突
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葒/荭
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鋵
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鼩

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqur (cognate with Hawaiian kū and Tongan tuʻu), from Proto-Oceanic *tuqu (cognate with Fijian tū), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuquD.[1][2]

Verb

tū

  1. to stand
  2. to erect
  3. to establish, to convene
  4. to remain

Noun

tū

  1. stance, position

References

  1. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 538-40
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tuqu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

  • “tū” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Old Prussian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tūˀ (second person singular pronoun).

Pronoun

tū (plural jūs)

  1. you, thou, the second person singular pronoun
    • 1561, Enchiridion. Der Kleine Catechiſmus Doctor Martin Luthers, Teutſch und Preuſſiſch. Gedruckt zu Königsperg in Preuſſen durch Johann Daubman. M. D. LXI.:
      Das Fünffte Gebot, Du ſolt nicht Tödten.
      Stas Piẽncts Pallaips. Tou niturri gallintwei.
      The Fifth Commandment: You shall not kill.

Tagish

Noun

tū

  1. water

References

  • Are you thirsty?, Yukon Native Language Centre's introduction to the Tagish Language
  • Verbs (2), Yukon Native Language Centre's introduction to the Tagish Language

Tahltan

Noun

tū

  1. water

References

Tausug

Adjective

tū

  1. Alternative spelling of tu

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtuː]
  • Hyphenation: tū

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqu. Cognates include Hawaiian ku and Samoan tū.

Verb

tū (plural tutū)

  1. (intransitive) to stand
  2. (intransitive) to stop
  3. (intransitive) to get off
  4. (stative) to be steep
  5. (intransitive) to appear
  6. (intransitive, + ki) to step (on)
  7. (intransitive, + ki) to stand (by someone)
  8. (intransitive, of fishing lines) to reach the bottom

Noun

tū

  1. (pathology) pterygium

Noun

tū

  1. way of life

Verb

tū

  1. (intransitive) to come together

Verb

tū

  1. (intransitive, of firestone fires) to be kindled

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 400
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