English

Proper noun

Fu

1. A Chinese surname​.

Derived terms

• Fu Manchu

English

Interjection

fu

1. (Internet, slang) Initialism of **** you.

Etymology 2

• Abbreviation

Noun

fu ‎(plural fus)

1. flux unit

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 賦／赋 (fù).

Noun

fu ‎(plural fu)

1. A Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry, sometimes called rhymed prose.

Etymology 4

1. Alternative spelling of -fu

   UNIX fu

Translations

Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸu/

Noun

fu

1. pig

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Verb

fu

1. third-person singular indicative past historic of essere

Adjective

fu

1. deceased, late

Synonyms

• defunto

Japanese

Romanization

fu

1. rōmaji reading of ふ
2. rōmaji reading of フ

Lojban

Cmavo

fu

1. indicates that the following word or phrase is the x₅sumti

Related terms

• fa
• fe
• fi
• fo

Mandarin

Romanization

fu

1. Nonstandard spelling of fū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of fú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of fǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of fù.

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.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fā, which derives from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Cognates include West Frisian fange and Mooring North Frisian füünj.

Verb

fu

1. (Föhr-Amrum) to get, obtain, receive

Conjugation

Old French

Etymology 1

Reduced form of Latin focus.

Noun

fu m ‎(oblique plural fus, nominative singular fus, nominative plural fu)

1. fire

Descendants

• Middle French: feu
  • French: feu

Etymology 2

• see faire

Verb

fu

1. First-person singular past historic of faire
2. Second-person singular past historic of faire
3. Third-person singular past historic of faire

Descendants

• French: fus, fut

Old Irish

Preposition

fu

1. Alternative form of fo

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fu]

Verb

fu

1. (informal) third-person singular simple perfect form of fi.

Synonyms

• fuse (formal)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fu]

Interjection

fu

1. An indication of disgust
2. The hissing of a cat

Sranan Tongo

Preposition

fu

1. of

Swahili

Adjective

-fu ‎(declinable)

1. dead

See also

• fa

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Preposition

fu

1. from

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): [vɨː]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): [viː]

Verb

fu

1. Soft mutation of bu.