Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tu

/tˈu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
tu
IPA
/tˈu/
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

particle

Pronunciation spelling of to, representing African-American Vernacular English.

noun

Abbreviation of Tuesday.

name

A surname from Chinese.

name

Initialism of Taylor University.

name

Initialism of Temple University.

name

Initialism of Tooling University.

name

Initialism of Towson University.

name

Initialism of Trent University.

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese. Most likely from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 屠 (Tú) or 涂 (Tú).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tus (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce tu?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈu/.
What does tu mean?
Pronunciation spelling of to, representing African-American Vernacular English.
Where does tu come from?
Borrowed from Chinese. Most likely from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 屠 (Tú) or 涂 (Tú).

How to pronounce tu

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