чу
See also: чў and Appendix:Variations of "cu"
Avar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Avaro-Andian *ʔičʷa, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *Wci, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.
Noun edit
чу • (ču)
See also edit
- гӏала (ʻala)
Bulgarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
чу • (ču)
- second-person singular aorist indicative of чу́я (čúja)
- third-person singular aorist indicative of чу́я (čúja)
Chechen edit
Adverb edit
чу • (ču)
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
чу • (ču)
- second/third-person singular aorist of чуе (čue)
Nanai edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
чу (ču)
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
чу • (ču)
- listen!; be quiet! (interjection used to draw someone's attention to a sound or make someone listen to something)
- 1840, Mikhail Lermontov, Valerik: "I'm Writing to You by Chance – Really":
- Чу ― да́льний вы́стрел!
- Ču ― dálʹnij výstrel!
- Listen – a distant gunshot!
- (as an introductory word) I can hear
- 1812, Vasily Zhukovsky, Svetlana:
- Чу!.. в дали́ пусто́й греми́т // Колоко́льчик зво́нкий
- Ču!.. v dalí pustój gremít // Kolokólʹčik zvónkij
- Hark..! Something empty rattles in the distance // A resounding bell