syuu

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 州(しゅう) (shū, “first-level administrative division of some countries”). Romanised according modified Kunrei-shiki romanization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃu/

Noun

syuu (plural syuu-syuu, first-person possessive syuuku, second-person possessive syuumu, third-person possessive syuunya)

1. (historical, 1942-1945) residency

   Synonym: keresidenan