Ju

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ju"

English

Etymology 1

From various romanizations of various Chinese characters. As a prefecture, from Chinese 矩州 (Jǔzhōu, “Carpenter's-Square Prefecture”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuː/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Proper noun

Ju

  1. A surname from Chinese.
  2. (historical) A former prefecture of imperial China centered on Juzhou in what is now Guizhou Province.
Synonyms
  • (prefecture): Juzhou

Proper noun

Ju

  1. (Hong Kong, slang) Clipping of JUPAS.

Marshallese

Proper noun
  1. Judaism

Adjective
  1. Jewish

Derived terms

Middle English

Noun

Ju

  1. Alternative form of Jew

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ju f

  1. A diminutive of several female given names, such as Júlia, Juliana, Jussara and Jurema.
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