Tu

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Engála

Etymology

Clipping of tulu .

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tu/

Rhymes: -u

Orthographic Form

t
uu

Pronoun

tu (plural sas)

  1. it; third person singular inanimate personal pronoun (plain)
Inflection

Sondiv

Sondiv numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: Tu
    Ordinal: Tehu

Etymology

Root: Proto-Sondiv *t-h.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tu/

Rhymes: -u

Orthographic Form

t‌h=w

Orthographic Numeric Form

#8

Numeral

-tu

  1. eight
Derived Terms
Related Terms

Trigedasleng

Trigedasleng numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: Tu
    Ordinal: Seken

Etymology

From English two.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tu/

Rhymes: -u

Numeral

tu

  1. two (2)
    Em don kamp raun hir tu sintaim kom gon.
    She was here two days ago.
    -Niylah (The 100, Episode 301)
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