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Su en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /su/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /suː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Clipping.

Meanings

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.
    • "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. 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fontana Lions, published 1980, →ISBN, page 54:

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Source: en.wiktionary, “Su” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Su en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /su/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /suː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Mandarin 蘇/苏 (sū).

Meanings

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Forms

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Source: en.wiktionary, “Su” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Su en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /su/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /suː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Abbreviation of Sunday.
    alt of Sunday

Forms

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