Etymology

wu

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Today it means: A Chinese shaman. Full definition →

Chinese 吳 /吴
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wu · noun1

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 巫 (wū, “shaman”).

Wu · proper noun2

  1. Chinese · derived from吳 /吴
  2. English todayWu

Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 吳 /吴 (Wú). Doublet of O.

Wu · proper noun3

  1. Chinese · derived from武“war, warrior, warlike”
  2. English todayWu

Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 武 (Wǔ, “war, warrior, warlike”).

Wu · proper noun4

  1. Chinese · derived from烏 /乌“crow, raven, black”
  2. English todayWu

Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 烏 /乌 (Wū or Wù, “crow, raven, black”).

Wu · proper noun5

  1. Chinese · derived from巫“shaman, sorceror, witch”
  2. English todayWu

Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 巫 (Wū or Wú, “shaman, sorceror, witch”).

Wu · proper noun6

  1. Chinese · derived from㵲
  2. English todayWu

Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 㵲 (Wǔ).

Wu · proper noun7

The romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various other Chinese surnames: 伍 (Wǔ), 仵 (Wǔ), 鄔／邬 (Wū).

Wu · proper noun8

From Cantonese 胡 (wu⁴). Doublet of Hu.

WU · proper noun9

Initialism.

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