khu

khu

See also: khū, ǃkhu, khú, khũ, khử, khứ, and khữ

Translingual

Symbol

khu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nkhumbi.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Nkhumbi terms

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Egyptian ꜣḫbor.
English khu

    Borrowed from Egyptian ꜣḫ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kuː/
    • Rhymes: -uː
    • Homophones: coup, coo

    Noun

    khu (plural khus)

    1. In ancient Egyptian mythology, a part of the soul or spirit which left the body after death.
      • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 222:
        The highest level of consciousness is with the Khu; this is what the Indians would call Atman.
      • 1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:
        Yes, the Khu was a light in your mind while you lived, but in death, it must return to heaven.

    Anagrams

    Khasi

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kʰuː/

    Noun

    khu m

    1. crop, craw, stomach of an animal

    Derived terms

    References

    • Singh, U Nissor (1906), Khasi-English dictionary‎[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 36. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

    Mizo

    Determiner

    khu (ergative and oblique khuan)

    1. that down there

    Pronoun

    khu (plural khûng)

    1. that down there

    See also

    Mizo demonstratives
    Pronoun Determiner
    Singular Plural Unmarked Oblique
    Near the speaker hei, he hêng hi hian
    Near the addressee kha khâng kha khân
    Up there khi khîng khi khian
    Down there khu khûng khu khuan
    Far away saw sâwng saw sâwn
    Unseen chu chûng chu chuan

    Note that all pronoun forms of the demonstratives are pronounced with different tones to their determiner counterparts. Oblique forms are pronounced with one tone when used in the ergative, and a different tone in other cases.

    Muong

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kʰu¹/

    Etymology 1

    Cognate with Vietnamese sâu.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    khu

    1. (Mường Bi, zoology) caterpillar; grub (as pests)

    Etymology 2

    From Chinese 區 (MC khju), probably through Vietnamese khu.

    Noun

    khu

    1. area, zone

    References

    • Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002), Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)‎[2], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

    Tedim Chin

    Etymology

    From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kuw.

    Noun

    khu

    1. smoke
    2. steam

    References

    • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

    Vietnamese

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xu˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊw˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊw˧˧]
    • (Vinh) IPA(key): [kʰu˧˥]

    Etymology 1

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 區.

      Noun

      khu

      1. district, area, zone
      2. ward
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Compare Chinese 尻 (OC *[k]ʰˤu) (B-S) (SV: khào).

      Noun

      (classifier cái) khu

      1. (North Central Vietnam) buttock, ass/arse
      Derived terms
      • dân ngu khu đen
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