Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

su

/su/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: su
IPA: /su/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of xu (“former Vietnamese currency”).

name

A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.

name

A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

noun

Abbreviation of Sunday.

Uncountable

name

Initialism of Soviet Union: a former country in Europe and Asia.

name

Any of several universities:

name

Any of several universities:

name

Any of several universities:

Example Sentences

"100 su = 1 Vietnam dong"
"Old people pine for the days when a serving of rice cost a 100 su coin."
""I am sure nobody would mind," said Susan; "it isn't as if we wanted to take them out of the house; we shan't take them even out of the wardrobe." "I never thought of that, Su," said Peter."

Etymology

See xu.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, SU

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /su/
British English: /suː/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Sue (alternative) S.U. (alternative) SUs (plural)

Synonyms

USSR CCCP SSSR

Homonyms

sou Sue sue (yod-dropping)

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce su?: The recorded pronunciation is /su/.
What does su mean?: Alternative form of xu (“former Vietnamese currency”).
Where does su come from?: See xu.

How to pronounce su

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