Su

Su

See also: Appendix:Variations of "su"

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /suː/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /su/
• Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1

Clipping. Compare Sue.

Proper noun

Su

1. A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.
   • 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fontana Lions, published 1980, →ISBN, page 54:

     "I am sure nobody would mind," said Susan; "it isn't as if we wanted to take them out of the house; we shan't take them even out of the wardrobe." "I never thought of that, Su," said Peter.

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 蘇／苏 (sū).

Proper noun

Su

1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Noun

Su (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of Sunday.

Anagrams

• U's, U. S., U.S., U/S, US, Us, u's, u/s, us

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Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of Suriname.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy/

Proper noun

Su n

1. (colloquial, Suriname) Suriname

   Wanneer kom je weer naar Su?

   When will you come to Suriname again?

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Guerrero Amuzgo

Etymology

Probably from Spanish Jesús.

Proper noun

Su

1. Jesus

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsu/

Proper noun

Su f

1. a diminutive of the female given names Susana, Suzana, Susane, or Suzane

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su/ [su]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: Su

Proper noun

Su f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Susana

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Turkish

Proper noun

Su

1. a female given name
2. a male given name
3. a surname