mu

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Μ μ Greek: μι
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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Translations 1.1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Interjection 1.2.3 Usage notes 2 Czech 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Pronoun 2.2.1 Synonyms 3 French 3.1 Noun 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 5 Japanese 5.1 Noun 6 Korean 6.1 Noun 7 Lojban 7.1 Cmavo 8 Mandarin 8.1 Pinyin syllable 8.1.1 Usage notes 9 Polish 9.1 Pronoun 9.2 See also 10 Portuguese 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Noun 11 Scottish Gaelic 11.1 Preposition 11.1.1 Usage notes 11.1.2 Derived terms 12 Spanish 12.1 Noun 12.1.1 Synonyms 13 Swedish 13.1 Noun 13.1.1 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Greek letter μ

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /muː/, /mjuː/, SAMPA: /mu:/, /mju:/
  • Homophones: moo (first pronunciation only)
• (US) IPA: /mjuː/, SAMPA: /mju:/
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

mu (countable and uncountable; plural mu's)

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

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[edit] Derived terms

• mu-meson, muon
• mu-metal

[edit] Etymology 2

From Japanese 無 (mu)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /muː/, SAMPA: /mu:/
  • Homophones: moo
• (US) IPA: /mjuː/, SAMPA: /mju:/
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[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.

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Pronoun

mu

1. Singular dative masculine of on.

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• jemu

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mu m. inv.

1. mu (Greek letter)

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[edit] Italian

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mu m. and f. inv.

1. The name of the letter M

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[edit] Japanese

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mu (hiragana む)

1. 無: nonexistence; nothing; zero

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[edit] Korean

mu (hangul: 무)

[edit] Noun

mu

1. daikon

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[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

mu

1. five (rafsi: mum)

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[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.

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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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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronoun

mu m.

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

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• Polish pronouns

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Latin mulus

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mu

1. mule

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

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mu

1. about, around

   Bha craobhan mu ghàrradh an taighe. - There were trees around the house's yard.

2. about, concerning

   Bha sinn a' bruidhinn mu làithean san sgoil againn. - We were talking about our days at school.

3. about, approximately

   Bidh a' chuairt a' toirt mu thrì uairean. - The trip will take about three hours.

[edit] Usage notes

• Lenites the following word.

[edit] Derived terms

• mu dheireadh
• The following prepositional pronouns:

Combining pronoun	Prepositional pronoun	Prepositional pronoun (emphatic)
mi	umam	umamsa
tu	umad	umadsa
e	uime	uimesan
i	uimpe	uimpese
sinn	umainn	umainne
sibh	umaibh	umaibhse
iad	umpa	umpasan

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[edit] Spanish

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mu f. (plural mus)

1. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ

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• mi
• my

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

mu n.

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

[edit] See also

• råma