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

1. A surname from Chinese.
2. (historical) A former prefecture of imperial China centered on Juzhou in what is now Guizhou Province.
3. A county of Rizhao, Shandong, China.

Synonyms

• (prefecture): Juzhou

Derived terms

• Ju kiln
• Ju ware

 

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ju

1. (Hong Kong, slang) Clipping of JUPAS.

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w̥/

Letter

Ju (lower case ju)

1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

Middle English

Noun

Ju

1. Alternative form of Jew

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: Ju

Proper noun

Ju f

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