Su

See also: Appendix:Variations of "su"

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping. Compare Sue.

Proper noun

Su

  1. 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

From Mandarin ().

Proper noun

Su

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Etymology 3

Noun

Su (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of Sunday.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of Suriname.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy/

Proper noun

Su n

  1. (colloquial, Suriname) Suriname
    Wanneer kom je weer naar Su?
    When will you come to Suriname again?

Guerrero Amuzgo

Etymology

Probably from Spanish Jesús.

Proper noun

Su

  1. Jesus

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zuː/

Noun

Su m (plural Suen)

  1. (slang, in the singular) penny (small sum)
    Synonym: Wak
  2. (in the plural) money
    Synonyms: Geld, Kitten, Quat, Quatzen, Zaster
  3. (in the plural) financial resources, funds

Noun

Su m (uncountable)

  1. coin
    Synonym: Mënz

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Su f

  1. 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

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Susana

Turkish

Proper noun

Su

  1. a female given name
  2. a male given name
  3. 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

  1. a female home name