Wiktionary

tū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Kaska edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ.

Noun edit

tū

  1. water

References edit

Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai edit

Noun edit

tū

  1. Alternative form of to

References edit

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

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

tū

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

Noun edit

tū

  1. stance, position

References edit

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], 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 edit

  • “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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronoun edit

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 edit

Noun edit

tū

  1. water

References edit

  • 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 edit

Noun edit

tū

  1. water

References edit

Tausug edit

Adjective edit

tū

  1. Alternative spelling of tu

Tokelauan edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

tū

  1. (pathology) pterygium

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

tū

  1. way of life

Etymology 4 edit

Verb edit

tū

  1. (intransitive) to come together

Etymology 5 edit

Verb edit

tū

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

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 400
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