гу

Adyghe

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *ɡʲʷə, from Proto-Circassian *ɡʷə. Compare Kabardian гу (gʷu), Svan გუ (gu), Ubykh ɡʲə, Abkhaz агәы (agʷə), Abaza агвы (agʷə).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷə]

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Noun

гу • (gʷu)

1. heart

Declension

declension of гу

case	singular	plural
indefinite	гуэ (gʷɛ)	гуэхэ (gʷɛxɛ)
nominative	гуэр (gʷɛr)	гуэхэр (gʷɛxɛr)
ergative	гуэм (gʷɛm)	гуэхэмэ (gʷɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	гуэ(м)кӏэ (gʷɛ(m)kʼɛ)	гуэхэ(м)кӏэ (gʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	гуыу (gʷəwu)	гухыу (gʷuxəwu)

Letter

гу • (gʷu) (upper case Гъ)

1. The fifth letter of the Adyghe alphabet

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

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Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 狗 (gǒu)

Noun

гу • (gu)

1. dog

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Kabardian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *ɡʲʷə, from Proto-Circassian *ɡʷə. Compare Adyghe гу (gʷu), Svan გუ (gu), Ubykh ɡʲə, Abkhaz агәы (agʷə), Abaza агвы (agʷə).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷə]

• audio:

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Noun

гу • (gʷu)

1. heart

Etymology 2

From Proto-Circassian ку /kʷə/. Compare Adyghe ку (kʷu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷə]

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Noun

гу • (gʷu)

1. cart, carriage
2. vehicle

Synonyms

• (carriage): ку (Adyghe)

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Komi-Permyak

Etymology

A Permic word (*gud).

Noun

гу • (gu)

1. pit
2. cave

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Udmurt

Etymology

A Permic word (*gud).

Noun

гу • (gu)

1. pit
2. cave