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Hu

//hu// name, noun, pron

Proper Noun

1
A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.
"At the center of it all was Hu Shuo-Chieh, a decorated Taiwanese superstar who soon followed up his standout moment (his team would fall short in the finals) with an even more surprising move. In November, Mr. Hu, known in gaming as SwordArt, announced that he was leaving his base in China, […]"
2
Any of several peoples of China, for example the Tatars of northwestern China, whom the Chinese considered barbarians. historical
3
The god of the creation word in Egyptian mythology.
4
A town in Egypt, located on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the seventh nome of Upper Egypt.
"[...] portion of a dagger-blade(?) of flint, finely-worked and delicately serrated, prehistoric, Hu, Egypt; pottery table of offerings to the dead, Diospolis Parva. The following of the prehistoric period, Egypt: small curved flint knife, worked along one[…]"
5
A name for God in the Eckankar new religious movement.
"The ECK can be experienced through chanting the word "HU," a special name for God in ECKANKAR. Chanting HU with an open heart to God's love is a central spiritual practice of ECKANKAR. It is alleged to help lift one to spiritual self-realization, and ultimately God-realization."

Noun

1
Initialism of Hazara University. Pakistan, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2
Initialism of handling unit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3
Initialism of Hounsfield unit on the Hounsfield scale, a unit of measurement used on a computed tomography machine. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4
prefix for utility helicopter designations US, obsolete

Pronoun

1
they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she. epicene, neologism, nominative, nonstandard, singular, third-person
"Hu is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in hus solutions of each and all a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension preternatural."
2
them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her. epicene, neologism, nominative, nonstandard, singular, third-person
"One of his favorite metaphors for the historian, drawn from the "Preface" to Hegel's Philosophy of Right, likens hu to the owl of Minerva, whose flight at dusk provided the setting for mature reflection on the day that had passed."
3
their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her. epicene, neologism, nominative, nonstandard, singular, third-person
"Now, however, the editorial writer has a new weapon in hu arsenal."

Etymology 1

From Chinese 胡 (hú). Doublet of Wu. For less common variants, see Hu.

Etymology 2

From Arabic هُو (hū), from the town's ancient name, Egyptian ḥwt-sḫm.

Etymology 3

Clipping of human, first offered for usage by Mikhail Epstein, professor of cultural theory at Emory University (in 2003).

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