Contionary:uxu
Nanyse
Alternative Forms
λђλ (Dumun script)
Etymology
From the Sumerian word uš and the Chinese word xuèyè, both meaning blood.
Pronunciation
- (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /ʉʃʉ/
- (Kote Dialect) IPA: /ɵʃɵ/
- (Jara Dialect) IPA: /ʉtʃʉ/
- (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /uʃu/
Noun
uxu a (plural: uxuz; uxuza; uxuxu)
- Blood
- A bodily fluid in living creatures that delivers necessary substances to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells
Usage Notes
- The word uxu is used to refer to non-coagulated blood only.
- This word tends to be used to refer to Dumun blood specifically.