"Mu" meaning in English

See Mu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mu
  1. A hypothetical continent that allegedly existed in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
    Sense id: en-Mu-en-name-ulmLGUD7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Burmese မူး (mu:). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|my|မူး}} Burmese မူး (mu:) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mu
  1. Mu (a river in Burma) Categories (place): Places in Myanmar, Rivers in Myanmar
    Sense id: en-Mu-en-name-IB-sY0bK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: Mus [plural]
Etymology: From Greek μ (m). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|el|μ}} Greek μ (m) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mu (plural Mus)
  1. μ (a mu particle) Derived forms: Muvian
    Sense id: en-Mu-en-noun-cOsfQyXa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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