чу
See also: чў
Avar
Etymology
From Proto-Avaro-Andian *ʔičʷa, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *Wci, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.
Noun
чу • (ču)
- horse
See also
- гӏала (ʻala)
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃu̟]
Verb
чу • (ču)
- second-person singular aorist indicative of чу́я (čúja)
- third-person singular aorist indicative of чу́я (čúja)
Chechen
Adverb
чу • (ču)
- in
Nanai
Etymology
From Chinese 醋.
Noun
чу (čuu)
- vinegar
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕu]
Interjection
чу • (ču)
- listen!; be quiet! (interjection used to draw someone's attention to a sound or make someone listen to something)
- 1840, Mikhail Lermontov, Valerik: "I'm Writing to You by Chance – Really":
- Чу ― да́льний вы́стрел!
- Ču ― dálʹnij výstrel!
- Listen – a distant gunshot!
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- (as an introductory word) I can hear
- 1812, Vasily Zhukovsky, Svetlana:
- Чу!.. в дали́ пусто́й греми́т // Колоко́льчик зво́нкий
- Ču!.. v dalí pustój gremít // Kolokólʹčik zvónkij
- Hark..! Something empty rattles in the distance // A resounding bell
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