Yu

English

Etymology

Chinese.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /juː/

Noun

Yu (plural yu)

1. (archaeology) An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.

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Japanese

Syllable

Yu

1. The hiragana syllable ゆ (yu) or the katakana syllable ユ (yu) in Hepburn romanization.

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Mandarin

Noun

Yu (Pinyin yu3, sim 雨)

1. rain

Derived terms

• renzaoyu

Conjunction

Yu (Pinyin yǔ)

1. 与: and

Preposition

Yu (Pinyin yú, traditional 於, simplified 于)

1. in; at; on

   Mao Zedong yú 1976 nian 9 yue 9 ri shìshì le.

   Mao Zedong died on September 9, 1976.

   Běijīng huì yú 2008 nián jǔxíng Àoyùnhuì.

   北京会于2008年举行奥运会.

   Beijing will hold the Olympics in 2008.

2. suffix: in; at; to

   yibeizi xianshen-yu kexue yanjiu.

   devote one's whole life to the study of science.

Preposition

Yu (Pinyin yǔ, traditional 與, simplified 与)

1. with

   ta jingchang yu bieren fasheng zhenglun.

   She/he often gets into an argument with others.

See also

• -yu

Pinyin syllable

yu

1. Nonstandard spelling of yū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of yǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yù.

Notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Mapudungun

Noun

Yu (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. (anatomy) nose

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small mapudungun-spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Miskito

Noun

Yu

1. sun
2. day

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Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English you

Pronoun

yu

1. you

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Sranan Tongo

Adjective

Yu

1. your

Pronoun

Yu

1. you

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English you.

Pronoun

Yu (personal)

1. you (singular)

See also

• yutupela
• yutripela
• yupela

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Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

English you.

Pronoun

Yu (personal)

1. you (singular)

See also

• yutu
• yupla