• Mu

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /muː/, /mjuː/
      • Homophones: moo first pronunciation only
    • US IPA: /mjuː/

    Origin 1

    From Ancient Greek letter μ.

    Full definition of mu

    Noun

    mu

    (countable and uncountable; plural mus)
    1. The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
    2. (uncountable) The name of a mythical floating island.

    Derived terms

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /muː/
      • Homophones: moo
    • US IPA: /mjuː/

    Origin 2

    From Japanese ç„¡ (mu, "nothing, neither yes nor no")

    Interjection

    1. (hacker) Neither yes nor no.

    Usage notes

    Used to answer a question that if answered with "yes" or "no" would imply something false.

    Origin 3

    From Mandarin 畝 (simplified: 亩) (mǔ)

    Noun

    mu

    (plural mu)
    1. A unit of surface area, currently equivalent to 666 and 2/3 meters squared.
      • 2007 — Chang Liu, “Peasants and Revolution in Rural China: Rural Political Change in the North China Plain and the Yangzi Delta, 1850-1949”, page 87Of 114 village farming families, only ten had more than 30 mu of land and only five had more than 60 mu.

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