chiu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chiu"

Esperanto

Pronoun

chiu

1. H-system spelling of ĉiu

Determiner

chiu

1. H-system spelling of ĉiu

Hokkien

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of chiu – see 周 (“to circle; to encircle; circle; circumference; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 周).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of chiu – see 州. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 州).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of chiu – see 洲 (“islet in a river; continent; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 洲).

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of chiu – see 睭 (“deep”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 睭).

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of chiu – see 舟 (“boat; to ride in a boat; to sail a boat; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 舟).

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of chiu – see 週 (“week; circumference; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 週).

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiw/ [ˈʃiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiw/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiw/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiw/

• Hyphenation: chi‧u

Interjection

chiu

1. shh (expression of demanding silence)

   Chiu! Está calado! ― Shh! Be quiet!

Further reading

• “chiu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• chibu, chivu (Nuorese)
• ciu (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin cibus (“food”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiu/

Noun

chiu m (plural chios)

1. (Logudorese, formal) food

   Synonyms: mandigu, papare

2. kernel, pealed food
3. seed (of a fruit)

Related terms

• mandigare
• papare

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Verb

chiu

1. alternative form of chịu (“to bear, take; to withstand, be subjected to; to owe”)

Derived terms

• mái không chiu tải
• sự thiếu chiu

Etymology 2

Combining form

chiu

1. reduplicant of chíu, only used in chiu chíu
2. only used in chắt chiu (“to save painstakingly; to cherish, treasure”)
3. only used in chiu chít (“to cheep”)
4. only used in liu chiu