Egyptian.

• IPA^(key):/kuː/
• Rhymes:-uː
• Homophones:coup,coo

khu (pluralkhus)

1. In ancient Egyptian mythology, a part of thesoul orspirit which left the body after death.
   • 1981,William Irwin Thompson,The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page222:

     The highest level of consciousness is with theKhu; this is what the Indians would call Atman.

   • 1983, Norman Mailer,Ancient Evenings:

     Yes, theKhu was a light in your mind while you lived, but in death, it must return to heaven.

• HKU,Huk,kuh

• IPA^(key):/kʰuː/

khu m

1. crop,craw,stomach of an animal

• at-khu

• Singh, U Nissor (1906)Khasi-English dictionary‎^[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page36. Searchable online atSEAlang.net.

• IPA^(key):/kʰu¹/

Cognate withVietnamesesâu.

• khâu

khu

1. (Mường Bi,zoology)caterpillar;grub(as pests)

FromChinese區 (MC khju), probably throughVietnamesekhu.

khu

1. area,zone

• Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002)Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)‎^[2], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

FromProto-Kuki-Chin*khuu, fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*kəw-n/t.

khu

1. smoke
2. steam

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[xu˧˧]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[kʰʊw˧˧] ~[xʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[kʰʊw˧˧] ~[xʊw˧˧]
• (Vinh)IPA^(key):[kʰu˧˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from區.

khu

1. district,area,zone
2. ward

• khu phố
• khu vực

CompareChinese尻 (OC*[k]ʰˤu) (B-S) (SV:khào).

(classifiercái)khu

1. (North Central Vietnam)buttock,ass/arse