Su
See also: Appendix:Variations of "su"
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /suː/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /su/
- Rhymes: -uː
Etymology 1
Clipping. Compare Sue.
Proper noun
Su
- A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.
- 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fontana Lions, published 1980, →ISBN, page 54:
- "I am sure nobody would mind," said Susan; "it isn't as if we wanted to take them out of the house; we shan't take them even out of the wardrobe." "I never thought of that, Su," said Peter.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Su
- A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Etymology 3
Noun
Su (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of Sunday.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of Suriname.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy/
Proper noun
Su n
Guerrero Amuzgo
Etymology
Proper noun
Su
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zuː/
Noun
Su m (plural Suen)
- (slang, in the singular) penny (small sum)
- Synonym: Wak
- (in the plural) money
- (in the plural) financial resources, funds
Noun
Su m (uncountable)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsu/
Proper noun
Su f
- a diminutive of the female given names Susana, Suzana, Susane, or Suzane
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su/ [su]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: Su
Proper noun
Su f
- a diminutive of the female given name Susana
Turkish
Proper noun
Su
- a female given name
- a male given name
- a surname
Vietnamese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [su˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂʊw˧˧] ~ [sʊw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂʊw˧˧] ~ [sʊw˧˧]
- Homophone: su
Proper noun
Su
- a female home name