fu

See also Appendix:Variations of "fu"

English

Etymology 1

From fuck + you.

Interjection

fu

1. (Internet, slang) fuck you

Related terms

• -fu

Etymology 2

• Abbreviation

Noun

fu (plural fus)

1. flux unit

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Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɸu/

Noun

fu

1. pig

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Anglo-Norman

Etymology

Latin focus

Noun

fu m. (oblique plural fus, nominative singular fus, nominative plural fu)

1. fire

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Italian

Verb

fu

1. third-person singular indicative past historic of essere

Adjective

fu

1. deceased, late

Synonyms

• defunto

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Japanese

Syllable

fu

1. The hiragana syllable ふ (fu) or the katakana syllable フ (fu) in Hepburn romanization.

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Lojban

Cmavo

fu

1. indicates that the following word or phrase is the x₅ sumti

Related terms

• fa
• fe
• fi
• fo

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Mandarin

Romanization

fu

1. Nonstandard spelling of fū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of fú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of fǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of fù.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Old French

Etymology 1

Reduced form of Latin focus

Noun

fu m. (oblique plural fus, nominative singular fus, nominative plural fu)

1. fire

Descendants

• French: feu

Etymology 2

• see faire

Verb

fu

1. First-person singular past historic of faire
2. Second-person singular past historic of faire
3. Third-person singular past historic of faire

Descendants

• French: fus, fut

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [fu]

Verb

fu

1. (informal) third-person singular simple perfect form of fi.

Synonyms

• fuse (formal)

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Sranan Tongo

Preposition

fu

1. of

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Swahili

Adjective

-fu (declinable)

1. dead

See also

• fa