"Shu" meaning in English

See Shu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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

Forms: Shus [plural]
Etymology: From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese surnames, including those variously romanized as Xu or Hsu whose separate sound /ɕ/ is conflated with /ʃ/ by English speakers. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Shus}} Shu (plural Shus)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 蜀 (Shǔ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{bor|en|zh|蜀|tr=Shǔ}} Chinese 蜀 (Shǔ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shu
  1. (historical) A partially sinicized civilization in ancient Sichuan, China. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-dlLbXbbj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 9 14 17 15 15 5 19
  2. (historical) A Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms period. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-lGloc1Oy Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 9 14 17 15 15 5 19
  3. (historical) A Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-5unovkg1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 9 14 17 15 15 5 19
  4. (historical) A later Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-2GBH~DAL Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 9 14 17 15 15 5 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Synonyms: Shuh Synonyms (1st 10 Kingdoms era): Former Shu, Qianshu, Great Shu, Dashu, Wang Shu, Han Synonyms (2nd 10 Kingdoms era): Later Shu, Houshu, Meng Shu Synonyms (3 Kingdoms era): Ji Han, Lesser Han, Shu Han, Han Disambiguation of '1st 10 Kingdoms era': 5 32 32 31 Disambiguation of '2nd 10 Kingdoms era': 5 32 32 31 Disambiguation of '3 Kingdoms era': 5 32 32 31

Proper name

Etymology: From romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 沭 (Shù). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{bor|en|zh|沭|tr=Shù}} Chinese 沭 (Shù) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shu
  1. A river in Shandong, China. Categories (topical): History of China Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Shandong, Rivers in China, Rivers in Shandong
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-l2eF6qyd Disambiguation of History of China: 1 1 26 24 0 0 35 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

Etymology: From Kazakh Шү (Şü). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kk|Шү}} Kazakh Шү (Şü) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shu
  1. Synonym of Chu, a river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Categories (place): Places in Kazakhstan, Places in Kyrgyzstan, Rivers in Kazakhstan, Rivers in Kyrgyzstan Synonyms: Chu [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Shu-en-name-2W1OaeOC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 13 16 16 15 4 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 9 14 17 15 15 5 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 12 16 15 15 2 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

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