zou

See also: Zou, zhōu, zhǒu, zhòu, and zō

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑu̯
• IPA^(key): /zɑu̯/

Verb

zou

1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative of zullen

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsəʊ/

  Rhymes: -əʊ

Adverb

zou

1. adverbial form of the preposition zu (“in, at”)
2. closed, shut

Derived terms

• zoumaachen
• zouweisen

Related terms

• ze
• zu

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Mandarin

Romanization

zou

1. Nonstandard spelling of zōu.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zǒu.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zòu.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.