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tū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Kaska

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ.

Noun

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tū

  1. water

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Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai

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Noun

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tū

  1. Alternative form of to

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

Mandarin

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Romanization

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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

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Etymology

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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

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tū

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

Noun

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tū

  1. stance, position

References

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  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

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  • “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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronoun

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tū (plural ioūs)

  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.

Declension

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Sg. Pl.
Nom. tū
(tu, tou)		 ioūs
(ious, iaūs, yous, joes)
Acc. tien
(tin)		 wans
Dat. tebbei
(tebbe)		 ioūmans
(iūmans, ioūmas, ioumas, ioumus)
Gen. twaise ioūsan
(iouson, iousan)

References

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  • Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988–1997) “tu”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎[2] (in Lithuanian), Vilnius
  • W. R. Schmalstieg (1971) “New Look at the Old Prussian Pronoun”, in Baltistica VII(2), Vilnius: Vilniau Universitetas

Tagish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ.

Noun

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tū

  1. water

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ.

Noun

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tū

  1. water

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Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tuː/ [ˈt̪uː]
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Syllabification: tū

Numeral

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tū (Sulat Sūg spelling تُوْ)

  1. three

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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

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Noun

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tū

  1. (pathology) pterygium

Etymology 3

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Noun

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tū

  1. way of life

Etymology 4

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Verb

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tū

  1. (intransitive) to come together

Etymology 5

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Verb

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tū

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

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 400
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