"Tu" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Tus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|zh|-}} Borrowed from Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Tu (plural Tus)
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Tu-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Tu
  1. Abbreviation of Tuesday. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Tuesday
    Sense id: en-Tu-en-noun-geOfgtbM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Chinese.",
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    }
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