Translingual

Symbol

Cu

1. (chemistry) Symbol for copper.

English

Abbreviation

Cu

1. (entomology) cubitus

Allentiac

Pronoun

cu

1. I, first-person singular

Reference

• Discovery of a Fragment of the Printed Copy of the Work on the Language of the Millcayac Indians (1913)
• Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes (2004), citing Luis de Valdiva's work

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin cum. Compare Daco-Romanian cu.

Preposition

cu

1. with

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

cu f ‎(plural cus)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

French

Noun

cu m ‎(plural cus)

1. Alternative spelling of ku

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese cuu, from Latin culus ‎(“ass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ku]

Noun

cu m ‎(plural cus)

1. (vulgar, slang, anatomy) ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks
2. (vulgar, slang, anatomy) anus

Synonyms

• (butt): traseiro

Derived terms

Noun

cu m

1. (name of the letter q): Misspelling of que.

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

cu m, f ‎(invariable)

1. the name of the letter Q (reflecting its pronunciation)

Lojban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃu/

Cmavo

cu

1. Indicates that the next word or phrase functions as a selbri.

Usage notes

• cu can be necessary because any two gismu or lujvo (as well as the cmavo mo), when placed directly in sequence, form a tanru, a phrase with a single meaning. Thus, cu may be necessary to divide the selbri from certain preceding words. When the word immediately preceding the selbri cannot be part of a tanru, such as a pro-sumti or a cmevla, cu can be omitted. For instance, the statement, ".i lo prenu cu melbi" requires the use of cu, but ".i do melbi", ".i la .meilis. melbi", and ".i melbi" do not. cu can likewise be omitted when there is no word preceding the selbri; i.e., the selbri is the first word of the utterance. However, the inclusion of cu before a selbri is never incorrect, even when unnecessary.
• The use of cu allows for elision of many types of grammatical terminators, specifically those that terminate elements that cannot contain a selbri. For instance, using cu makes it unnecessary to use ku, which marks the end of a sumti, because a sumti must always end where the selbri begins.

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• com

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡su]

Verb

cu

1. first-person singular present of kśěś

Mandarin

Romanization

cu

1. Nonstandard spelling of cū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of cǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of cù.

Usage notes

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

Millcayac

Pronoun

cu

1. I, first-person singular

Reference

• Discovery of a Fragment of the Printed Copy of the Work on the Language of the Millcayac Indians (1913)

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cu

1. with

Old English

Noun

cū f ‎(nominative plural cȳ)

1. cow

   An cu wearþ gebroht to ðam temple.‎

   A cow was brought to the temple.

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: cu, cou
  • English: cow
  • Scots: coo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cuu, from Latin culus, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-. Compare French cul and Spanish culo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

cu m (plural cus)

1. (Brazil, vulgar) arsehole or **** (anus)
2. (Portugal, vulgar) ass, arse, butt
3. (Brazil, vulgar) an annoying or boring person
4. (Brazil, vulgar) anything annoying, boring or somewhat bad

Derived terms

• cueiro

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin cum, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‎(“next to, at, with, along”).

Preposition

cu ‎(+accusative)

1. with

   Vreau să vin cu tine.‎ ― I want to come with you.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) che
• (Sutsilvan) ca
• (Surmiran) tgi
• (Vallader) co

Conjunction

cu

1. (Puter) than

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ku]

Etymology 1

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cu

1. with

Etymology 2

From Latin quis.

Adverb

cu

1. who, whom

Derived terms

• cuegghiè

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

cu f ‎(plural cúes)

1. Name of the letter q.

Tarantino

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cu

1. with

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-kuː ‎(“dove”)

Noun

(classifier con) cu ‎(鴝)

1. dove; pigeon

Synonyms

• bồ câu

Interjection

cu ‎(鴝)

1. (onomatopoeia) coo

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier con) cu

1. (anatomy, informal) ****; cock; prick

Synonyms

• chim; dái; cặc; buồi

Noun

cu ‎(俱)

1. (colloquial) boy

   Thằng cu đó quậy thật.

   He's a mischievous boy.

   "Cu Tí ơi!"

   "Hey, Ti-boy!"

   "Ê cu! Lại đây biểu!"

   "Hey boy! Come here!"

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kɨː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kiː/
• Homophone: ci (South Wales only)

Adjective

cu ‎(feminine singular cu, plural cu)

1. dear, beloved

Synonyms

• (beloved): annwyl, hoff

Mutation