Standard Lemma guide

sui

adj · name · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sweɪ/
  • swā
  • CMU ARPABET: S UW1 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S W IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the Sui language or the Sui people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Sui dynasty of China which ruled from 581 to 618.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname of Chinese origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A county of Suizhou, Hubei, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

name

Meaning 5

The language of these people, part of the Kra-Dai language family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Clipping of suicide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of stress urinary incontinence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A member of an ethnic people living primarily in the Guizhou province of China, with around 430,000 people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

verb

Meaning 9

To commit a suicide attack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I just suied one of the other team.

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History

Etymology

From Mandarin 水族 (Shuǐzú) or Sui Suic.

From Mandarin 隋 (Suí).

From Mandarin 隨/随 (Suí).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 隋 (Suí) — a Chinese character used in several different contexts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 隨 /随 (Suí) — a county in central China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水語 /水语 (shuǐyǔ) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水族語 /水族语 — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水族 (shuǐzú) — ethnic group
  • Xibe: ᡧᡠᡳᡯᡠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (šuizu uksura) — ethnic group