"wu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wus [plural], wu [plural]
Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 巫 (wū, “shaman”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wu}} wu (plural wus or wu)
  1. (historical) A Chinese shaman. Wikipedia link: wu (shaman) Tags: historical Categories (topical): Occupations, Paganism, People Categories (place): China Related terms: wu-ts'ai, wu wei
    Sense id: en-wu-en-noun-TcRBICzN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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