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{{also|Sou|Appendix:Variations of "sou"}}
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==Translingual==

===Etymology===
{{clip|mul|en:[[southern|'''Sou'''thern]] [[Thai]]}}.

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{ISO 639|3}}

===See also===
* {{langcat}}

==English==

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*solh₂-}}
Borrowed from {{bor|en|fr|sou}}. {{doublet|en|sol|sold|soldo|solid|solidus|xu}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/suː/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sou.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{homophone|en|Su|Sue|;|sue<aa:yod-dropping>|}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|historical}} An old French [[copper]] [[coin]] equal to one twentieth of a [[livre]] or twelve [[denier]]s; one sou is to the livre as one [[shilling]] is to the [[pound]].
#* {{RQ:Mansfield Bliss|page=73|passage=He is grey, flat-footed and withered, with long, brittle nails that set your nerves on edge while he scrapes up your two '''sous'''.}}
#* {{quote-song|en|year=1983|author=w:Herbert Kretzmer|title=Master of the House|url=|album=w:Les Misérables|text=Master of the house / Keeper of the zoo / Ready to relieve them of a '''sou''' or two}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:Copi|translator=w:Kit Schluter|title=City of Rats|chapter=The Emir of Parrots|page=77|publisher=w:New Directions Publishing|year=2026|origyear=1979|isbn=9780811238373|passage={{...}}the parrot tapped his claw on the Conciergerie and the Hôtel-Dieu, which he was ready to purchase in exchange for his protection and a tiny purse in which he jingled two '''sous'''.}}
# {{lb|en|dated|slang}} [[cent|Cent]]; [[pocket money]].
# {{lb|en|dated}} A thing of the smallest value; a [[whit]]; a [[jot]].
#: {{ux|en|I do not care a '''sou''' for your excuses.}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=osu|USO|U&Os|OSU|-ous|ous}}

{{c|en|Historical currencies|History of France|Coins|Money}}

==Afrikaans==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|af|/sœu̯/}}

===Verb===
{{head|af|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|af|sal||pret}}; [[would]], [[should]]

==Catalan==

===Etymology 1===
{{inh+|ca|roa-oca|sou}}~{{m|roa-oca|sol}}, from {{inh|ca|la-lat|soldus}}, contraction of {{inh|ca|la|solĭdus}}. {{doublet|ca|sòlid}}. Compare {{cog|fr|sou}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{ca-IPA|ò}}
* {{rhymes|ca|ɔw|s=1}}

====Noun====
{{ca-noun|m}}

# [[salary]], [[wage]]
#: {{syn|ca|salari}}
#: {{uxi|ca|tinc un '''sou''' de 1200 euros|I have a '''salary''' of 1200 euros}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{ca-IPA|ó}}
* {{rhymes|ca|ow|s=1}}

====Verb====
{{head|ca|verb form}}

# {{ca-verb form of|ser}}
# {{ca-verb form of|ésser}}

===Etymology 3===
{{inh+|ca|roa-oca|sou}} (feminine {{m|roa-oca|sua}}), from {{inh|ca|la|suus|suum}}, from {{inh|ca|itc-pro|*sowos}}, from {{inh|ca|ine-pro|*sewos}}, from {{m|ine-pro|*swé||self}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|ca|seu||dialects|_|other than|_|Algherese}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{ca-IPA|ó}}
* {{rhymes|ca|ow|s=1}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|ca|pronoun|cat2=possessive pronouns|feminine|sua|masculine plural|sous|feminine plural|sues}}

# {{lb|ca|Algherese}} [[your]], [[yours]] (singular, alluding to {{m|ca|vostè}})
# {{lb|ca|Algherese}} [[his]], [[her]]/[[hers]], [[its]]
# {{lb|ca|Algherese|archaic|rare}} [[their]], [[theirs]]

=====Usage notes=====
* In contemporary Algherese, this word primarily gives reference to ''vostè''. Only rarely does it give reference to multiple possessors, this use being archaic.

====See also====
* {{l|ca|son}}

====References====
* {{cite-web|title=sou (2)|titleurl=http://www.algueres.net/vocabols/24887/sou_2.aspx|work=Diccionari d'Alguerés|accessdate=17 May 2022}}
* {{cite-book
|title=El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit
|location=Barcelona
|year=2003
|page=30
|isbn=84-7283-716-5
}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

==Folopa==

===Noun===
{{head|ppo|noun}}

# {{alt form|ppo|so}}

===References===
* Karl James Franklin, ''Pacific Linguistics'' (1973, {{ISBN|0858831007}}), page 130: Polopa ''so''/''sou'' woman, cf. DAR ''sou'' female animal but ''we'' woman.
* Karl J. Franklin, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070551/http://www-01.sil.org/pacific/png/pubs/10745/Comp_Wordlist_Gulfdistrict.pdf Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas]'' (1975), page 15: Boro, Suri, Tebera ''sou'', Sopese ''šo''

==French==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|fr|sol||archaic}}

===Etymology===
{{root|fr|ine-pro|*solh₂-}}
{{inh+|fr|fro|-}}, inherited from {{inh|fr|la-lat|soldus}}, from {{inh|fr|la|solidus}}. {{doublet|fr|solide}}. See also the form {{m|fr|sol}}, which kept the historical spelling from Old French, even if it came to be pronounced like {{m|fr||sou}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
** {{audio|fr|Fr-sou.ogg}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-sou.wav|a=<<France>> (<<Lyon>>)}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-sou.wav|a=<<France>> (<<Somain>>)}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-sou.wav|a=<<France>> (<<Vosges>>)}}
* {{rhymes|fr|u|s=1}}
* {{hmp|fr|sous|saoul|saouls|sol|qq4=one pronunciation|soul|soûl|souls|soûls}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# {{lb|fr|historical|numismatics}} {{l|en|sou}} {{gloss|old French coin}}
# {{lb|fr|by extension|chiefly|in the plural|colloquial}} [[money]]; [[cash]]
#: {{uxi|fr|Tu peux me prêter des '''sous''' ?|Can you lend me some '''cash'''?}}
# {{lb|fr|Quebec|Louisiana|colloquial}} [[cent]] {{gloss|one hundredth of a dollar}}
#: {{uxi|fr|Ça va être six [[piastre]]s et vingt-cinq '''sous''', s'il te plaît.|That'll be six dollars and twenty-five '''cents''', please.}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|fr
|cinq sous commencent la piastre
|machine à sous
|ne pas avoir un sou
|pas pour deux sous
|pas pour un sou
|près de ses sous
|propre comme un sou neuf
|sans le sou
|trente sous}}

====Related terms====
{{col4|fr
|sol
|solide
|soudard
|souder}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|sou|bor=1}}
* {{desc|lou|sou}}

====See also====
* {{l|fr|chelin}}
* {{l|fr|livre}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

{{C|fr|Coins}}

==Galician==

===Verb===
{{head|gl|verb form}}

# {{gl-reinteg-verb form of|ser}}

==Guianese Creole==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gcr|fr|saoul}}.

===Adjective===
{{head|gcr|adjective}}

# [[drunk]]

===References===
* {{R:gcr:Barthelemi:1995|page=184}}

==Haitian Creole==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ht|/su/}}

===Preposition===
{{head|ht|preposition}}

# [[on]]
# [[about]], [[concerning]]
#* {{quote-journal
|ht
|title=Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etazini ak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a
|journal=Lavwadlamerik
|date=2019-3-19
|url=https://www.voanouvel.com/a/rankont-ann-itali-ant-anvwaye-espesyal-etazini-ak-larisi-sou-kriz-venezuela-a/4837879.html
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251228041533/https://www.voanouvel.com/a/rankont-ann-itali-ant-anvwaye-espesyal-etazini-ak-larisi-sou-kriz-venezuela-a/4837879.html
|passage=Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale '''sou''' sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”
|translation=American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to talk '''about''' "the worsening situation in Venezuela."}}

===References===
* {{R:ht:Targète|page=183}}

==Iu Mien==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|ium|zh|-}} {{ltc-l|書}}. Compare {{cog|bwx|hswb}}.

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|ium|/səu˧/}}

===Noun===
{{ium-noun}}

# [[book]]

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{ja-romanization of|そう}}

==Leonese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|roa-leo|la|sum}}.

===Verb===
{{head|roa-leo|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|roa-leo|sere||1|s|pres|ind}}

==Lindu==

===Noun===
{{head|klw|noun}}

# [[house]]; [[home]]

==Livonian==

===Noun===
{{head|liv|noun|var=1}}

# {{obs sp|liv|so’v}}

===References===
* {{R:liv:LDW}}

==Louisiana Creole==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lou|/su/}}
* {{rhymes|lou|u|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
Inherited from {{inh|lou|fr|saoul|t=drunk}}.

====Adjective====
{{head|lou|adjective}}

# [[drunk]]
#: {{synonyms|lou|chak|ho|piké}}

===Etymology 2===
Inherited from {{inh|lou|fr|sou|t=sou, cent}}.

====Noun====
{{head|lou|noun}}

# {{lb|lou|money}} (a) [[cent]]
#: {{synonyms|lou|pinné}}

==Luxembourgish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lb|/zəʊ/}} {{qualifier|basic form}}
* {{IPA|lb|/zu/}} {{qualifier|reduced}}
* {{rhymes|lb|əʊ|s=1}}

===Adverb===
{{head|lb|adverb}}

# {{alternative form of|lb|esou}}

==Mandarin==

===Romanization===
{{cmn-pinyin}}

# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sōu|sc=Latn}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sǒu|sc=Latn}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sòu|sc=Latn}}

====Usage notes====
* {{cmn-toneless-note}}

==Mirandese==

===Pronunciation===
{{mwl-pr}}

===Verb===
{{head|mwl|verb form}}

# {{mwl-verb form of|ser}}

==Old Catalan==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|roa-oca|la|suus|suum}}.

===Adjective===
{{head|roa-oca|adjective|cat2=possessive adjectives|feminine|sua|masculine plural|sous|feminine plural|sues}}

# [[his]], [[her]], [[its]], [[their]]
#: {{syn|roa-oca|son}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ca|seu}}

==Pohnpeian==

===Etymology 1===
{{rfe|pon}}

====Noun====
{{head|pon|noun|third-person singular|sowi|or|sawi}}

# A type of [[clan]] [[structure]] of [[Pohnpei]], with [[matrilineal]] [[heritage]] and [[exogamous]] [[marriage]].

===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|pon}}

====Verb====
{{head|pon|verb}}

# To change one's [[residence]], to [[move]], to [[relocate]].

===Etymology 3===
{{rfe|pon}}

====Verb====
{{head|pon|verb|transitive|saun}} {{tlb|pon|intransitive}}

# {{lb|pon|of|fire}} To be [[started]], to be [[make|made]].

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|pon|soukisiniei}}

===Etymology 4===
{{rfe|pon}}

====Classifier====
{{head|pon|classifier}}

# {{ng|A [[classifier]] for counting piles of [[feces]].}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|pon
|duwesou
|esou
|isisou
|limesou
|pahsou
|riesou
|silisou
|welisou
|wensou}}

===Etymology 5===
Compare {{m|pon|seu-}}, {{m|pon|sou-}}, {{m|pon|soh-}}. {{rfe|pon}}

====Adverb====
{{head|pon|adverb}}

# {{lb|pon|interrogative}} {{ng|Used in negative questions.}}
#: {{ux|pon|Ke '''sou''' pwangadahr?|Have'''n't''' you gotten tired?}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|pon|sou uhd}}

===Etymology 6===
{{rfe|pon}}

====Noun====
{{head|pon|noun|third-person singular|sowi}}

# [[afterbirth]]

===Etymology 7===
{{rfe|pon}}

====Noun====
{{head|pon|noun}}

# {{lb|pon|geography}} A [[coral reef]] located within a [[barrier reef]].

===Etymology 8===
{{rfe|pon}}

====Noun====
{{head|pon|noun}}

# {{lb|pon|archaic}} The [[sun]].

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|pon|soutik}}
* {{l|pon|souwas}}

===Etymology 9===

====Noun====
{{rfe|pon}}

# {{alternative form of|pon|seu|t=heap, pile}}

===References===
* {{R:pon:NPEOD|+|url=pnp-s.htm#6376}}

{{C|pon|Forms of government|Housing|Fire|Feces|Ecosystems|Sun}}

==Portuguese==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|pt|sô}} {{qualifier|Brazil, nonstandard}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|pt|la|sum||to be}}. Cognate with {{cog|gl|son}}, {{cog|es|soy}}, {{cog|it|sono}}, {{cog|fr|suis}}, and {{cog|ro|sunt}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{audio|pt|LL-Q5146 (por)-JnpoJuwan-sou.wav|a=<<Brazil>> (<<São Paulo>>)}}
* {{audio|pt|LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-sou.wav|a=<<Portugal>> (<<Porto>>)}}
* {{homophones|pt|sô}}
* {{rhymes|pt|ow|o|s=1}}
* {{hyph|pt|sou}}

===Verb===
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|ser}}
#* {{RQ:mul:Rowling Harry Potter|pt-BR|7|page=589|text='''Sou''' excepcionalmente famoso.|t=I '''am''' exceptionally famous.}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{ety|ro|:bor|fr:sou|text=+|tree=1}}

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|souuri}}

# {{lb|ro|coin}} {{l|en|sou}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n-uri}}

==Sardinian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|sc|suu}}
* {{alter|sc|suo}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sc|la|suus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sc|/ˈsou/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|sc|pronoun|plural|suos|feminine|sua|feminine plural|suas}}

# [[his]], [[her]], [[hers]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|sc|meu}}
* {{l|sc|tuu}}/{{l|sc|tou}}/{{l|sc|tuo}}
* {{l|sc|nostru}}
* {{l|sc|bostru}}/{{l|sc|vostru}}
* {{l|sc|issoro}}

==Sassarese==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sdc|/ˈsou/}}

===Determiner===
{{head|sdc|determiner|cat2=possessive determiners|feminine singular|soa|plural|soi}}

# {{altform|sdc|sóiu}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|sdc|pronoun|cat2=possessive pronouns|g=m|feminine singular|soa|masculine and feminine plural|soi}}

# {{altform|sdc|sóiu}}

===References===
* {{R:sc:Rubattu2006}}

==Ternate==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tft|/ˈso.u/}}

===Noun===
{{tft-noun}}

# [[medicine]]

===References===
* {{R:tft:Hayami-Allen:2001}}

==Tobati==

===Etymology===
Perhaps from {{inh|tti|poz-oce-pro|*topu}}, from {{inh|tti|poz-pro|*tebuh}}.

===Noun===
{{head|tti|n}}

# [[sugarcane]]

===Further reading===
* {{cite-book|id|title=Buku Ajar Bahasa Tobati Bagi Pemula|passage=|year=2018|trans-title=Tobati Language Guide for Beginners|publisher=Dinas Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Kota Jayapura|location=Jayapura}}

==West Makian==

===Etymology===
Likely cognate with {{cog|tft|sou|t=medicine}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mqs|/ˈs̪o.u/}}

===Noun===
{{head|mqs|noun}}

# [[magic]], [[sorcery]]

===References===
* {{R:mqs:Voorhoeve:1982}} (as ''sow'')

==Zhuang==

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cog|tai-swe-pro|*suːᴬ||you (plural)}}; whence {{cog|th|สู}}, {{cog|nod|ᩈᩪ}}, {{cog|tts|สู}}, {{cog|lo|ສູ}}, {{cog|khb|ᦉᦴ}}, {{cog|blt|ꪎꪴ}}, {{cog|shn|သူ}}, {{cog|tdd|ᥔᥧᥴ}}, {{cog|aho|𑜏𑜥}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{za-pron}}

===Pronoun===
{{za-head|pronoun|𠈅<ref name="a">{{R:za:GZZZD}}</ref>|修<ref name="a"></ref>|收<ref name="a"></ref>|苏<ref name="a"></ref>|唆<ref name="a"></ref>|数<ref name="a"></ref>|𠉑<ref name="a"></ref>|叟<ref name="a"></ref>|⿰亻祖<ref name="a"></ref>|⿰亻初<ref name="a"></ref>|傃<ref name="a"></ref>}}

# [[you]] (plural)

====See also====
{{za-personal pronouns}}

===References===
{{reflist}}