English

Noun

xu ‎(plural xu)

1. A minor unit of currency in Vietnam, now little-used, forming a hundredth of a dong.

Lojban

Etymology

From Esperanto ĉu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xu/

Cmavo

xu

1. (interrogative) indicates that the sentence is a yes/no question

Usage notes

• Placed in front of a bridi.

See also

• ma
• mo

Mandarin

Romanization

xu

1. Nonstandard spelling of xū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of xú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of xǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of xù.

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.

Tipai

Noun

xu

1. (Jamul) boy

References

• Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages