цу

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *cu. Cognates include Bats ცუ (cu) and Ingush цу (cu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡su/

Noun

цу • (cu) class b (singular only)

1. ground parched or roasted corn; flour from ground corn or dried pears

Declension

Declension of цу

	singular	plural
nominative	цу (cu)	—
genitive	цун (cun)	—
dative	цуна (cuna)	—
ergative	цуно̄ (cunoo)	—
allative	цуне̄ (cunee)	—
instrumental	цуца (cuca)	—
lative	цух (cux)	—
comparative	цул (cul)	—

References

• Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “цу”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 223a

Hunzib

Etymology

Akin to Avar цӏум (cʼum).

Noun

цу • (cu)

1. eagle

Ossetian

Verb

цу • (cu)

1. second-person singular present active imperative of цӕуын (cæwyn)

West Circassian

Etymology 1

Letter

цу (cʷu) (lower case, upper case Цу)

1. The forty-eighth letter of the West Circassian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

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

Etymology 2

Compare East Circassian вы (və).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʷə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

цу (cʷu)

1. ox
2. bull (Animal)
3. buffalo

Declension

Declension of цу

case	singular	plural
indefinite	цуэ (cʷɛ)	цуэхэ (cʷɛxɛ)
nominative	цуэр (cʷɛr)	цуэхэр (cʷɛxɛr)
ergative	цуэм (cʷɛm)	цуэхэмэ (cʷɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	цуэ(м)кӏэ (cʷɛ(m)kʼɛ)	цуэхэ(м)кӏэ (cʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	цуыу (cʷəwu)	цухыу (cʷuxəwu)

Alternative forms

• чъу (ćʷu) — Shapsug, Hatuqay

See also

• цужъ (cʷuẑ, “huge ox”)