shu

Noun

shu

1. meat

Romanization

shu

1. The hiragana syllable しゅ (shu) or the katakana syllable シュ (shu) in Hepburn romanization.

Romanization

shu

1. Nonstandard spelling of shū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of shú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of shǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of shù.

Etymology

From Proto-Central Chadic *ɬɨwɨɗʸ.

Noun

shu m

1. meat; flesh

References

• S. Allison, Makary Kotoko Provisional Lexicon (SIL)
• R.C. Gravina, The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic

Pronoun

shu

1. this; demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a thing near the speaker, but not necessarily in the immediate vicinity

   Shu eshik.

   This is a door. (with a pause between the two words) / This door.

Noun

shu

1. Alternative form of shoo
   • 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 7:

     Shu ztaared an shu ztudied hi near parshagh moan,

     She stared and she studied by the other passive woman,

   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 9:

     Fan Sooney shu tumbled vlat upa road.

     And Alice she tumbled flat on the road.

   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 3:

     Shu bin vrem Vorth, an hay vrem Bargee,

     She being from Forth and he from Bargy;

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎, volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland