"Shu" meaning in All languages combined

See Shu on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian šw (“Shu”, literally “Emptiness”), a derivative of the verb šwj (“to be empty, devoid of”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|egy|šw||Shu|lit=Emptiness}} Egyptian šw (“Shu”, literally “Emptiness”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shu
  1. (Egyptian mythology) A god personifying the air and atmosphere. Tags: Egyptian Categories (topical): Egyptian deities
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-FktXiIaX Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Shus [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Shus}} Shu (plural Shus)
  1. A surname. Related terms: Hsu, Xu
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shu
  1. (historical) A kingdom during the Three Kingdoms interregnum following China's Han dynasty. Tags: historical Categories (topical): History of China
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-J1QlsrUp Disambiguation of History of China: 3 3 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 30 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 16 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Shu meaning in All languages combined (3.3kB)

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