"Hu" meaning in English

See Hu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /hu/
enPR: ho͞o Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Chinese 胡 (hú). Doublet of Wu. For less common variants, see Hu. Etymology templates: {{der|en|zh|胡}} Chinese 胡 (hú), {{doublet|en|Wu}} Doublet of Wu Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hu
  1. A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation. Translations (Chinese surname): هُو (hū) (Arabic), خُو (ḵū) (Arabic), (Hú) (Chinese Mandarin), Χου (english: Chou) (Greek), חו (Hebrew), हु (hu) (Hindi), ख़ू (xū) (Hindi), (Ko) (alt: ) (Japanese), ホゥー (Hū) (Japanese), フー (Fū) (Japanese), (Ho) (alt: ) (Korean), (Hu) (Korean), هو (Persian), Ху (Xu) (Russian), หู (hǔu) (Thai), Hồ (alt: ) (Vietnamese)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /hu/
enPR: ho͞o Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hu
  1. (historical) Any of several peoples of China, for example the Tatars of northwestern China, whom the Chinese considered barbarians. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Hu-en-name-zuVe43Fj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /hu/
enPR: ho͞o Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hu
  1. The god of the creation word in Egyptian mythology. Related terms: Huh
    Sense id: en-Hu-en-name-ma4et-e3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

IPA: /hu/
enPR: ho͞o Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Arabic هُو (hū), from the town's ancient name, Egyptian ḥwt-sḫm. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|هُو}} Arabic هُو (hū), {{der|en|egy|ḥwt-sḫm}} Egyptian ḥwt-sḫm Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hu
  1. A town in Egypt, located on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the seventh nome of Upper Egypt.
    Sense id: en-Hu-en-name-eeNOjGzN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

IPA: /hu/
enPR: ho͞o Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hu
  1. A name for God in the Eckankar new religious movement.
    Sense id: en-Hu-en-name-9OpXFiLd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 22 14 25 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 15 11 21 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 16 13 22 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5
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        "A town in Egypt, located on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the seventh nome of Upper Egypt."
      ],
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          "nome",
          "nome"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/hu/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ho͞o"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hu"
  ],
  "word": "Hu"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/uː",
    "Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Hu",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A name for God in the Eckankar new religious movement."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "Eckankar",
          "Eckankar"
        ],
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hu/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ho͞o"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hu"
  ],
  "word": "Hu"
}

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