mu

mu

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English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μῦ (mû), derived from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /⁠mem⁠/, “water”). Doublet of mem.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /muː/, /mjuː/
    • Rhymes: -uː
    • Homophone: moo (first pronunciation only)
    • Homophone: mew (second pronunciation only)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /mju/
    • Rhymes: -uː
    • Homophone: mew

Noun

mu (countable and uncountable, plural mus)

  1. The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
Derived terms
  • mu-meson, muon
  • mu-metal
Translations

Etymology 2

From Japanese 無 (mu, “nothing, neither yes nor no”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /muː/
    • Homophone: moo
  • (US) IPA(key): /mjuː/, /muː/
    • Homophone: mew (first pronunciation only)
    • Homophone: moo (second pronunciation only)

Interjection

mu

  1. (Zen Buddhism) Neither yes nor no.

Noun

mu (uncountable)

  1. (Zen Buddhism) Nothingness; nonexistence; the illusory nature of reality.
Usage notes

Used to answer a question that if answered with "yes" or "no" would imply something false.

Synonyms
  • (nothingness): See also Thesaurus:inexistence

See also

  • (non-affirmative, non-negative answer): n/a

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 畝／亩 (mǔ).

Noun

mu (plural mu)

  1. A unit of surface area, currently equivalent to two-thirtieths of a hectare.

Anagrams

  • 'um, -um, UM, um, um-

Albanian

Pronoun

mu

  1. Dialectal form of mua

Anguthimri

Noun

mu

  1. (Mpakwithi) buttocks

References

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 187

Asturian

Interjection

mu

  1. moo (sound made by a cow or bull)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmu]

Pronoun

mu

  1. singular dative of on
    Řekni mu, že jím. ― Tell him, I am eating.
  2. singular dative of ono

Synonyms

  • jemu

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῦ (mû). Doublet of mem and majem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my/

Noun

mu m (plural mu's, diminutive muutje n)

  1. mu (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Further reading

  • mu on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

Estonian

Pronoun

mu

  1. genitive singular of ma

Usage notes

  • Used unstressed in a sentence. When the pronoun is stressed, minu (genitive of mina) is used.

Extremaduran

Adverb

mu

  1. very

See also

  • muchu

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my/

Noun

mu m (plural mu)

  1. mu (Greek letter)

Participle

mu (feminine mue, masculine plural mus, feminine plural mues)

  1. post-1990 spelling of mû

Further reading

  • “mu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hanga Hundi

Noun

mu

  1. (a) crocodile

Further reading

  • Hanga Hundi Organised Phonology Data (2011)

Hausa

Etymology

Cognates include Mangas mun, Polci mii, Miship mun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /múː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [múː]

Pronoun

mū

  1. we (1st person plural pronoun)

Ikobi-Mena

Noun

mu (Mena), mụ (Ikobi)

  1. water

References

  • Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu/

Pronoun

mu

  1. (text messaging, informal) Alternative spelling of -mu.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: mù

Noun

mu m or f (invariable)

  1. the name of the letter M

Japanese

Romanization

mu

  1. The hiragana syllable む (mu) or the katakana syllable ム (mu) in Hepburn romanization.

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese မူး (mu:).

Noun

mu

  1. two anna bit

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎[6], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Jurchen

Noun

mu

  1. water

References

  • Gisaburō Norikura Kiyose, A Study of the Jurchen Language and Script: Reconstruction and Decipherment (1977)

Kituba

Pronoun

mu

  1. I

Kom (Cameroon)

Etymology 1

Noun

mu

  1. water

Etymology 2

Adjective

mu

  1. old

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Lashi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu/

Verb

mu

  1. to happen

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[7], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Malay

Etymology

Shortened form of kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu/
  • Rhymes: -mu, -u

Pronoun

mu

  1. you

See also

Mandarin

Romanization

mu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of mū.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of mú.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of mǔ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of mù.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmuː/

Pronoun

mū

  1. accusative/genitive of mun

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mu]

Determiner

mu (triggers lenition)

  1. Alternative form of mo (“my”)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: mu

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • jemu, niemu

Pronoun

mu m

  1. dative singular mute of on

Pronoun

mu n

  1. dative singular mute of ono

See also

  • Appendix:Polish pronouns

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

mu

  1. moo (sound made by cows and bulls)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • mu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: mu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese muu, from Latin mūlum (“mule”). Doublet of mulo.

Noun

mu m (plural mus)

  1. mule
    Synonym: mulo
Related terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῦ (mû).

Noun

mu m (plural mus)

  1. mu (Greek letter)
  2. Synonym of muão, múon (“muon”)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

  • muu, muuu, etc.

Interjection

mu

  1. moo (the call of a cow)

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

mu

  1. moo (sound made by cows)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish imb. Cognates include Irish um and Manx mysh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə/, [ma]

Preposition

mu (+ dative, triggers lenition, combined with the singular definite article mun)

  1. about, around
    Bha craobhan mu ghàrradh an taighe. ― There were trees around the house's yard.
  2. about, concerning
    Bha sinn a' bruidhinn mu làithean san sgoil againn. ― We were talking about our days at school.
  3. about, approximately
    Bidh a' chuairt a' toirt mu thrì uairean. ― The trip will take about three hours.
  4. (dated) on (of clothes)
    Dè chuireas mi umam? ― What shall I wear?

Inflection

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Pronoun

mu (Cyrillic spelling му)

  1. to him (clitic dative singular of ȏn (“he”))
  2. to it (clitic dative singular of òno (“it”))
  3. (emphatic, possessive, dative) his, of his (clitic dative singular of ȏn (“he”))
  4. (emphatic, possessive, dative) its, of its (clitic dative singular of òno (“it”))

Declension

Slovak

Alternative forms

  • jemu, nemu (after prepositions)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mu]

Pronoun

mu

  1. dative of on and ono

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu/ [ˈmu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: mu

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

mu

  1. moo (sound of a cow)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

mu f (plural múes)

  1. Misspelling of mi. (mu, the Greek letter Μ, μ)

Etymology 3

Adverb

mu

  1. (slang) Clipping of muy.

Further reading

  • “mu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Sumerian

Romanization

mu

  1. Romanization of 𒈬 (mu)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʉː

Interjection

mu

  1. moo

Noun

mu n

  1. moo; the sound of a cow or a bull

See also

  • råma

Anagrams

  • -um

Tày

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (mū), Zhuang mou, Bouyei mul.

Pronunciation

  • (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [mu˧˧]
  • (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [mu˦˥]

Noun

mu (𤝕, 牳)

  1. pig

References

  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-mòì. Cognate with Kikuyu -mwe and Zulu -nye.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu/

Numeral

-mu

  1. one
    omuntu omu ― one person
  2. (in the plural) some
    abantu abamu ― some people
  3. (in the plural) same
    abantu abamu ― the same people

Declension

Derived terms

  • obumu (“unity”)
  • hamu (“together”)

References

  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[8], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 145
  2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[9], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 238, 542, 571, 583

Turkish

Particle

mu

  1. Used to form interrogatives.
    Ona bu soruyu sordun mu?
    Did you ask him/her this question?
    Mutlu musun?
    Are you happy?
    Pikniğe gitmiyor muyuz?
    Aren't we going for a picnic?

Usage notes

  • Personal suffixes are added to the interrogative particles, as well as the past tense suffixes.
  • This form is used when the last vowel of the previous word is "o" or "u". Other forms used with different vowels are: mı?, mi? and mü?

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu/

Etymology 1

Adjective

mu

  1. delicious

Etymology 2

Particle

mu

  1. (negation) not
    Mu jna'. ― I do not know him/her/it.
Synonyms
  • muk'
Derived terms

(particles)

  • mu'yuk

References

  • “mu(1)”, “mu(2)” in Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Vietnamese

Etymology

It is not clear which between "mons veneris" and "carapace" is the more original, although the sense "back" is certainly a derivative.

Compare Zhuang moz.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mʊw˧˧]

Noun

mu • (模)

  1. mons veneris, pubes, the pubic region
  2. (of hands and feet) back
    mu bàn tay ― back of the hand
  3. the carapaces (dorsal shells) of some animals (e.g. turtles and crustaceans)
    Synonym: mai

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muy (“very”).

Adverb

mu

  1. extremely

West Makian

Etymology

Compare Ternate omu (“ripe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu/

Verb

mu

  1. (stative) to be ripe

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • mo

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[10], Pacific linguistics

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mũ̄/

Verb

mu

  1. to drink
    Má mu ọtí tó o bá fẹ́ wakọ̀. ― Don't drink alcohol if you want to drive.
  2. to suck
    Ọmọ-ọwọ́ ṣì ń mu ọmú. ― The baby is still sucking breast.
  3. to lick (juicy fruits such as oranges, or deserts such as ice cream)
    Ọmọdé ń mu ọsàn. ― The child is licking orange.
  4. to smoke
    Kò kí ń mu sìgá. ― She doesn't smoke cigarettes.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mṹ/

Verb

mú

  1. to take
  2. to catch
    Àwọn ọlọ́pàá ti mú wa o. ― The police have caught us!
    Mo mú bọ́ọ̀lù. ― I caught the ball.
  3. to have an effect on (relating to temperature)
    Òtútù ń mú mi. ― I feel cold. (Cold is having an effect on me)
  4. (auxiliary verb) to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb)
    Oògùn yẹn mú mi sùn. ― That drug made me sleep.
    Ó mú mi mumi. ― It made me drink water.
  5. to be sharp
    Ọbẹ̀ náà mú. ― That knife is sharp.
Derived terms
  • mú wá (“to bring”)
  • mú ẹ̀tanú kúrò (“to break down stereotypes”)
  • mú dání (“to hold”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mũ̀/

Verb

mù

  1. to be hidden
    Ó mù sábẹ́ igbó. ― It's hidden under the bush.

Etymology 4

Cognates with Yoruba mọ̀

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mũ̀/

Verb

mù

  1. (Ijebu) to know
Derived terms

Zou

Verb

mu

  1. see

References

  • http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf

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