chiù

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chiu"

Hokkien

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of chiù – see 咒 (“religious incantation or mantra; spell; curse; malediction; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 咒).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of chiù – see 蛀 (“woodworm; any insects that eat through paper, clothes, wood, grains etc.; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 蛀).

Italian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkju/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: chiù

Noun

chiù m (invariable)

1. synonym of assiolo (“Eurasian scops owl”)

Derived terms

• chiuino

Further reading

• chiù in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin plūs. Cognate with Sicilian cchiù, Italian più.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kju/

Preposition

chiù

1. more

Adverb

chiù

1. more, some more