чу

From Proto-Avaro-Andian *ʔičʷa, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *Wci, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.

чу • (ču)

1. horse

• гӏала (ʻala)

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃu̟]

чу • (ču)

1. second-person singular aorist indicative of чу́я (čúja)
2. third-person singular aorist indicative of чу́я (čúja)

чу • (ču)

1. in

From Chinese 醋.

чу (čuu)

1. vinegar

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu]

чу • (ču)

1. listen!; be quiet! (interjection used to draw someone's attention to a sound or make someone listen to something)

   1840, Mikhail Lermontov, Valerik: "I'm Writing to You by Chance – Really":

   Чу ― да́льний вы́стрел!

   Ču ― dálʹnij výstrel!

   Listen – a distant gunshot!

2. (as an introductory word) I can hear

   1812, Vasily Zhukovsky, Svetlana:

   Чу!.. в дали́ пусто́й греми́т // Колоко́льчик зво́нкий

   Ču!.. v dalí pustój gremít // Kolokólʹčik zvónkij

   Hark..! Something empty rattles in the distance // A resounding bell