ciu

See also: CiU, ciú, ĉiu, and ci'u

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 酒 (chiú, “alcoholic beverage; liquor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiu/
• Hyphenation: ci‧u

Noun

ciu (first-person possessive ciuku, second-person possessive ciumu, third-person possessive ciunya)

1. (colloquial) alcoholic beverage; liquor

   Synonym: arak

Further reading

• “ciu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Picard

Etymology

From Latin caelis.

Noun

ciu m (plural cius)

1. sky