"yu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /juː/ Forms: yu [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Chinese 玉 (yù). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|玉}} Chinese 玉 (yù) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|yu}} yu (countable and uncountable, plural yu)
  1. (archaeology, countable) An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-yu-en-noun-CO~K~gh5 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (archaic, uncountable) Jade, nephrite or jadeite. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-yu-en-noun-MgkG9B2s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /juː/ Forms: yus [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Russian ю (ju). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|ю}} Russian ю (ju) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yu (plural yus)
  1. The letter Ю, ю. Related terms: yu choy, yu shiang, yu toy Translations (Ю): ю (ju) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-yu-en-noun-Ryw5WstP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

IPA: /juː/
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: See you. Etymology templates: {{m|en|you}} you Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} yu
  1. Eye dialect spelling of you. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: you Categories (topical): Cyrillic letter names
    Sense id: en-yu-en-pron-1ln4Pwuy Disambiguation of Cyrillic letter names: 17 19 10 54 Categories (other): English eye dialect
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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