chu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chu"

English

Etymology

From the Japanese onomatopoeia ちゅっ (chu).

Interjection

chu

1. (chiefly anime and manga fandom) The sound of a kiss.
   • 1996 12 August, Kathleen Webb, “Re: Zoicite a guy!!!”, alt.fan.sailor-moon, Usenet:

     By the way, isn't it interesting that the Japanese hear the sound "chu" when someone kisses? In the US, we usually say, "smooch," "smack," "smerp," or even "swock." Now, everytime I kiss my husband, I'm listening to hear if it sounds like "chu."

   • 2000 4 August, Fish Eye no Miko [username], “Re: [POLL] Which anime characters could be Ohtori students?”, alt.fan.utena, Usenet:

     >Eldrick Tobin - Kiss worthiness of sig pending.
     
     <chu!>
     Seems fine to me. ^_^

   • 2000 19 August, Verthandi, “Re: [META] Ohha! Gally desu!”, alt.fan.utena, Usenet:

     movie Akio: [shoots a kiss to himself] Chu! ^.~

See also

• smooch

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Amuzgo

Noun

chu

1. year

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Esperanto

Particle

chu

1. H-system spelling of ĉu

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French

Etymology 1

Past participle of choir, from a Vulgar Latin root *cadutus as the past participle of *cadēre < cadō. Compare Italian caduto, Catalan caigut, Romanian căzut.

Verb

chu m (feminine chue, masculine plural chus, feminine plural chues)

1. past participle of choir

Related terms

• déchu

Etymology 2

Contraction of je +‎ suis.

Alternative forms

• chuis
• chui
• j'suis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃy/

Phrase

chu

1. (Quebec, colloquial) I am.

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Japanese

Romanization

chu

1. rōmaji reading of ちゅ
2. rōmaji reading of チュ

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Mandarin

Romanization

chu (Zhuyin ㄔㄨ˙)

1. Nonstandard spelling of chū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chù.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English chew.

Verb

chu

1. chew

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA ^(key): /ṯɕu˧˧/
• (Huế) IPA ^(key): /ṯɕʊw˧˧/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA ^(key): /c̻ʊw˧˥/

Adjective

chu

1. all right, satisfactory