чу

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Avar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Avaro-Andian *ʔičʷa, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *Wci, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.

Noun

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чу (ču)

  1. horse

See also

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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чу (ču)

  1. second-person singular aorist indicative of чу́я (čúja)
  2. third-person singular aorist indicative of чу́я (čúja)

Chechen

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Adverb

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чу (ču)

  1. in

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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чу (ču)

  1. second/third-person singular aorist of чуе (čue)

Nanai

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Etymology

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From Chinese .

Noun

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чу (ču)

  1. vinegar

Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕu]
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

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чу (ču)

  1. 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!
  2. (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