gyu

See also: Gyu, and gyū

Japanese

Romanization

gyu

1. The hiragana syllable ぎゅ (gyu) or the katakana syllable ギュ (gyu) in Hepburn romanization.

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kʲu˨˦/
• Tone numbers: gyu¹
• Hyphenation: gyu

Etymology 1

Noun

gyu (Sawndip form 𦺥, 1957–1982 spelling gyu)

1. wild amaranth; pigweed

Derived terms

• byaekgyu

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *klwɯəᴬ (“salt”). Cognate with Thai เกลือ (glʉʉa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Lao ເກືອ (kư̄a), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ, Shan ၵိူဝ် (kǒe), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (küw), Nong Zhuang gow. Compare also Lakkia kjie⁵¹.

Noun

gyu (Sawndip forms 𥑮 or 𰥈 or ⿰圤都 or 沽 or 浗 or ⿰石盐, 1957–1982 spelling gyu)

1. salt