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

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

Synonyms

(prefecture): Juzhou

Proper noun

Ju

(Hong Kong, slang) Clipping of JUPAS.

Middle English

Noun

Ju

Alternative form of Jew

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu/

Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: Ju

Proper noun

Ju f

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

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