mú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmuː]
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Interjection

mú

  1. moo (the characteristic sound made by a cow)
    Synonym: bú

Noun

mú

  1. moo (sound of a cow)
    • 1998..2005 Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach, Egybefont Gondolatok Birodalma. Typotex, Budapest, 2005, tr. Lipovszki Gábor, page 312
      Hangyász: Abszurdum! Az ön „mu”-ja olyan, mint egy buta tehén mú-ja.
      That's absurd! Your “mu” is like the moo of a stupid cow.
      (Note: the mu here refers to the “neither yes nor no” concept, which is discussed in the dialog.)

Mandarin

Romanization

mú (Zhuyin ㄇㄨˊ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 恈
  2. Pinyin transcription of 模
  3. Pinyin transcription of 橂
  4. Pinyin transcription of 毌
  5. Pinyin transcription of 毪
  6. Pinyin transcription of 氁
  7. Pinyin transcription of 獏
  8. Pinyin transcription of 譕

Wutung

Noun

mú

  1. fish

References
  • Marmion, Douglas E. Topics in the Phonology and Morphology of Wutung. 2010.
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