yu
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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
See you.
Pronoun
yu
- Eye dialect spelling of you.
Etymology 3
Noun
yu (plural yus)
Translations
See also
Ama
Pronunciation
Noun
yu
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
Etymology
Pronoun
yu
- you; second-person singular subjective personal pronoun
Determiner
yu
References
- Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 379.
Bislama
Etymology
From English you. Cognate with Tok Pisin yu.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yu
See also
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
Pronoun
yu
- Alternative spelling of you (“2nd person singular subject and object personal pronoun”)
Duna
Noun
yu
References
- Transnewguinea.org, citing Shaw (1973) (see Pacific Linguistics, edited by Karl James Franklin, 1973)
Indonesian
Noun
yu (first-person possessive yuku, second-person possessive yumu, third-person possessive yunya)
Jamaican Creole
Pronoun
yu
- Alternative spelling of yuh
Japanese
Romanization
yu
Jarai
Etymology
From Vietnamese dù.
Noun
yu (classifier pŏk)
Kamula
Noun
yu
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
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
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
- Nonstandard spelling of yū.
- Nonstandard spelling of yú.
- Nonstandard spelling of yǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of yù.
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
Noun
yu (Raguileo spelling)
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
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
Pronoun
yu
Okinawan
Romanization
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
- yiu (alternative spelling)
Etymology
Comes from Old Papiamentu "joego", from Spanish hijo. Compare and Kabuverdianu fidju "child" (ac Jacobs).
Noun
yu
- child (of parents)
Pijin
Pronoun
yu
- Alternative form of iu
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Determiner
yu
Pronoun
yu
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English u, the English name of the letter U/u.
Pronunciation
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
- (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading
- “yu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tataltepec Chatino
Pronoun
yu
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Pronoun
yu (personal)
- you (singular)
See also
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
Pronoun
yu (personal)
- you (singular)
See also
Unami
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yu
- this (inanimate)
See also
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 | nike | |
Absentative (inaccessible to speaker, deceased) distal plural | nèl | nikahke | |
Absentative (inaccessible to speaker, deceased) proximal singular | waka |
Waskia
Noun
yu
References
- Waskia dictionary (SIL)
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
yú
Derived terms
- yúbẹ̀ (“to go there”)
Zacatepec Chatino
Pronoun
yu
Synonyms
Zarma
Noun
yu
References
- David Bellama, Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)
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