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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

From Greek letter μ

[edit] Noun

Singular
mu

Plural
countable and uncountable; mu's

mu (countable and uncountable; plural mu's)

  1. (uncountable) the name for the 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet. (countable) an instance of that letter.
  2. (uncountable) The name of a mythical floating island.

[edit] Translations
Greek letter
  • Portuguese: mi m.
  • Russian: мю (mju)
  • Swedish: my

mythical floating island

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Japanese 無 (mu).

[edit] Interjection

mu

  1. (hacker) Neither yes nor no.

[edit] Usage notes

Used to answer a question that if answered with "yes" or "no" would imply something false.

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

mu (hiragana む)

  1. 無: nonexistence; nothing; zero

[edit] Korean

mu (hangul: 무)

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mu

  1. daikon

[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

mu

  1. five (rafsi: mum)

[edit] Mandarin

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mu

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, mú, mǔ, or mù.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronoun

mu m.

  1. dative singular of on (short form of jemu): his, it

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

Latin mulus

[edit] Noun

mu

  1. mule

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

mu n.

  1. moo; the sound of a cow or a bull

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