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しゅー【今日】

shuu

Pronunciation: [ɕuː]

Definition

Noun, adverb

  1. Today

Etymology

Cognate to Akita ちょー choo; Nagasaki きゅー kyuu; Kagoshima きゅ kyu; Koshikijima きゅー kyuu, くー kuu, きゅ kyu; Kikai しゅー shuu; Amami きゅー kyuu; Yoron しゅー shuu; Okinoerabu ひゅー hyuu; Kunigami くー kuu; Okinawan ちゅー chuu; Itoman くー kuu; Miyako きゅー kyuu; Tarama きう kiu; Yonaguni すー suu; and standard Japanese きょう【今日】 kyou "today". Historically written as けふ kefu in Classical Japanese writing.

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Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕuː]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). しゅー【今日】 : shuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/335/shuu/.