zu

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "zu"

Angami

Alternative forms

Noun

zu

  1. water
  2. fermented rice beer

References

  • Visier Sanyu, A history of Nagas and Nagaland (1996, ISBN 8171693695), page 51 (zu, rice beer)
  • Robert Gordon Latham, Elements of Comparative Philology, page 31 (Angami wordlist) (zu, water)
  • The Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (James Richardson Logan), volume 10 (1970) (Angami zu, water; mentions dzu)

Basque

Pronoun

zu (plural zuek)

  1. second-person singular personal pronoun; you

German

Etymology

From a spelling merger of two interrelated adpreps: 1.) Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō; and 2.) Middle High German ze, from Old High German za, zi, from Proto-Germanic *ta. The distinction between both words has widely been retained in dialects, and also to some degree in modern spoken German (see pronunciation section below). Cognate with Dutch te, toe; Old Saxon tō; English to, too.

Pronunciation

Preposition

zu (+ dative)

  1. to, towards
    zum Bahnhof – to the train station
  2. with respect to; regarding
    Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass...
    With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
  3. along with; with
    Wasser zum Essen trinken – to drink water with one’s meal
  4. at, by, on
    zu Hause – at home

Derived terms

Particle

zu

  1. (with infinitives of verbs) to
    etwas zu essen — something to eat

Adverb

zu

  1. (with adjectives and adverbs) too; excessively
    zu schnell – too fast
  2. towards; at
  3. closed, shut
    Das Geschäft war zu.
    The shop was closed.
  4. (informal, slang) hammered; very drunk

Japanese

Romanization

zu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ず
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ズ
  3. Rōmaji transcription of づ
  4. Rōmaji transcription of ヅ

Mandarin

Romanization

zu

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of zū.
  2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of zú.
  3. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of zǔ.
  4. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of zù.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Volapük

Conjunction

zu

  1. in addition
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