zuo

See also: Zuo, zuó, zuò, zuō, zuǒ, and zu'o

Farefare

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zúó/

Noun

zuo

1. Variant of zuugo (“head”)

Mandarin

Romanization

zuo (zuo⁵／zuo⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄗㄨㄛ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咗

zuo

1. Nonstandard spelling of zuō.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zuó.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zuǒ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of zuò.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Adverb

zuo

1. so

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• ze, zů

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

Preposition

zuo (+ dative)

1. to

Descendants

• Cimbrian: zo
• East Central German: zu
• German: zu
• Luxembourgish: zou, zu
• Vilamovian: cy
• Yiddish: צו (tsu)

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “zuo”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Old High German

Alternative forms

• za
• zi

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō, whence also Old English tō.

Preposition

zuo (+ dative)

1. to
   • ca. 825 ,Tatian, Diatessaron, translation, Chapter 3,

     Quad thō Maria zi themo engile...

     Then Marie said to the angel...

Descendants

• Middle High German: zuo
  • Cimbrian: zo
  • East Central German: zu
  • German: zu
  • Luxembourgish: zou, zu
  • Vilamovian: cy
  • Yiddish: צו (tsu)

Volapük

Etymology

zu +‎ -o

Adverb

zuo

1. (conjunctive) in addition