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English word origin

Etymology of Yu

Abbreviation.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

Abbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin. · Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean. · Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transliteration: * (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 /鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 /渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 /于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 /娱, 娱, 茹) * (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾) * (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)

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  • Unspecified derivation mention유ko
  • Unspecified derivation mentionゆうja
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
name

A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).

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