Tu or TU may refer to:

Language

Tu language The Monguor language (; also written Mongour and Mongor) is a Mongolic language of its Shirongol languages, Shirongolic branch and is part of the Gansu–Qinghai sprachbund (also called the Amdo sprachbund). There are several dialects, mostly spok ...

Tu (cuneiform) The cuneiform sign tu, and for TU-(the Sumerogram, capital letter (majuscule), in the Hittite language and other cuneiform texts, is a common-use syllabic sign for ''tu'', and also with a syllabic use for ''"t"'', or ''"u"''. It is not a multi ...

, a cuneiform sign * ''tu'' or ''tú'' the 2nd-person singular subject pronoun in many languages; see

personal pronoun Personal pronouns are pronouns that are associated primarily with a particular grammatical person – first person (as ''I''), second person (as ''you''), or third person (as ''he'', ''she'', ''it''). Personal pronouns may also take different f ...

T–V distinction The T–V distinction is the contextual use of different pronouns that exists in some languages and serves to convey formality or familiarity. Its name comes from the Latin pronouns '' tu'' and '' vos''. The distinction takes a number of forms ...

(from the Latin pronouns ''tu'' and ''vos''), the use in some languages, of a different personal pronoun for formality or social distance *

Tsu (kana) Tsu (hiragana: つ, katakana: ツ) is one of the Japanese '' kana'', each of which represents one mora. Both are phonemically , reflected in the Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki Romanization tu, although for phonological reasons, the actual ...

, also romanized as ''tu''

People and names

* Tū (Tūmatauenga), a supernatural being in Māori mythology *

Tu people The Monguor people ( Monguor: Mongghul), also known as Tu people (), White Mongol or Tsagaan Mongol, are a Mongolic people and one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China. According to the 2000 census, the total population was ...

, the Monguor people of the People's Republic of China **

* Tu Holloway (born 1989), basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Tu (surname) 屠, a rare Chinese family name *

Du (surname) Du () is a Chinese surname. The name is spelled ''Tu'' in Taiwan. In Hong Kong it is spelled as ''To'' and in Macao as ''Tou'', based on the pronunciation of 杜 in Standard Cantonese, Cantonese. In Singapore and Malaysia, it is spelled as ''Toh ( ...

杜 or Tu, a common Chinese family name

Music

Tú (Canadian band) Tú was a Canadians, Canadian pop music duo from the Toronto area in the 1980s, featuring twin sisters Amanda and Cassandra DiBlasi. History The DiBlasi twins appeared on ''The Tommy Hunter Show'' in 1985. They released a self-titled album in 1987 ...

, a Canadian pop music duo in the late-1980s * Tu (American band), an American duo, formed by member of King Crimson

Albums

* ''Tū'' (album), a 2018 studio album by Alien Weaponry *''Tu'', a 1978 album by Umberto Tozzi *''Tu'', a 2003 album by Tu (American band)

Songs

* "Tu" (Umberto Tozzi song), 1978 * "Tu", a song by Umberto Bindi, 1959 * "Tu", a song by

Ewa Farna Ewa Chobot (née Farna, born 12 August 1993) is a Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish-Czech pop-rock singer. She released five Polish-language and four Czech-language studio albums, and received Music recording sales certification, pl ...

, 2015

Other

* Tu (film) ''Here'' (2003 film) or ''Tu'', a Croatian film * Tu, a brand of clothing from

Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK r ...

* Tu (cake), a type of Tibetan cake

Acronyms

Companies and organizations

TU (union) T-Mobile Workers United (TU) is an organization of T-Mobile USA and Metro by T-Mobile employees joining together for a voice and fair treatment at work. It represents currently 500 members and is affiliated with the Communications Workers of Am ...

, the international union for T-Mobile workers *

TU Media TU Media Corp. was South Korea's first mobile broadcast service company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Its name stood for "TV for you." It was established in 2003 as a subsidiary of SK Telecom. SK Telecom owned 44% of the company's shares. ...

, a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting mobile companies in Korea * Toimihenkilöunioni (Union of Salaried Employees), a Finnish trade union *

Tunisair Tunisair () is the national airline of Tunisia. Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to four continents. Its main base is Tunis–Carthage International Airport. The airline's head office is in Tunis, near Tunis Airport. ...

(IATA airline code TU) *

Transunion TransUnion LLC is an American consumer credit reporting agency. TransUnion collects and aggregates information on over one billion individual consumers in over thirty countries including "200 million files profiling nearly every credit-active co ...

, a consumer credit reporting agency *

Tupolev Tupolev ( rus, Туполев, , ˈtupəlʲɪf), officially United Aircraft Company Tupolev - Public Joint Stock Company, is a Russian aerospace and Arms industry, defence company headquartered in Basmanny District, Moscow. UAC Tupolev is succes ...

, a Russian aerospace and defence company * ''

Teknisk Ukeblad ''Teknisk Ukeblad'' (''TU'', ) is a Norwegian engineering magazine. The magazine has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway. History and profile ''TU'' has appeared weekly since 13 April 1883 and was published by Ingeniørforlaget, now Teknisk Ukeblad ...

'', a Norwegian engineering magazine * The '' Times Union'', an Albany newspaper * New York City

Teachers Union The New York City Teachers Union or "TU" (1916–1964) was the first New York labor union for teachers, formed as "AFT Local 5" of the American Federation of Teachers, which found itself hounded throughout its history due largely to co-membership ...

(1916–1964), commonly known as the "TU" *

Trout Unlimited Trout Unlimited (TU) is a US non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of freshwater streams, rivers, and associated upland habitats for trout, salmon, other aquatic species, and people. It is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. ...

, conservation group

Units of measurement

* TU (time unit), a unit of time equal to 1024 microseconds * Transmission unit, a historical unit of loss in long distance telephony * Tritium unit, a measure of tritium concentration in water (1 tritium atom per 1 × 10¹⁸ hydrogen atoms, or ~ 0.118 Bq/L) * Tuberculin unit, a measure of strength of tuberculin

Universities

In the United States

Taylor University Taylor University is a Private university, private, Interdenominationalism, interdenominational, evangelical Christian university in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian universities in the United Stat ...

, Indiana *

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...

, Pennsylvania * Thomas University, Georgia * Touro University California, California * Touro University Nevada, Nevada *

Towson University Towson University (TU or Towson) is a public university in Towson, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1866 as Maryland's first training school for teachers, Towson University is a part of the University System of Maryland. Since its foundin ...

, Maryland * Trinity University, Texas * Troy University, Alabama *

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

, Massachusetts *

Tulane University The Tulane University of Louisiana (commonly referred to as Tulane University) is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors, it b ...

, Louisiana *

Tuskegee University Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU; formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute) is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. It was founded as a normal school for teachers on July 4, 1881, by the ...

, Alabama *

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a Private university, private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Presbyterian Church, although it is now nondenominational, and the campus ...

, Oklahoma * t.u., a derisive reference to the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

by students and supporters of in-state rival

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

In other countries

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

(''Tartu Ülikool''), Estonia * Any '' Technische Universität'', i.e. university of technology in German-speaking countries * Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands *

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven The Eindhoven University of Technology (), Abbreviation, abbr. TU/e, is a public university, public technical university in the Netherlands, situated in Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its Bachelor of Science, BS ...

, Netherlands * Tezpur University, Assam, India *

Thapar University Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), formerly Thapar University, is a deemed-to-be-university, private deemed-to-be-university, in Patiala, India. The institute provides multiple subjects; including art, computer science, liber ...

, Patiala, India *

Thammasat University Thammasat University (TU; ; , ) is a public university, public research university in Thailand with campuses in the Tha Phra Chan area of Bangkok, Rangsit, Pattaya and Lampang Province. , Thammasat University has over 39,000 students enrolled in ...

, Thailand *

Tianjin University Tianjin University (TJU; zh, t=, , s=天津大学, p=, labels=no), previously Peiyang University (), is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Tianjin, China. Established in 1895 by a royal charter from ...

, Tianjin, China * Tibet University, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China * Tooling University, an American non-profit educational technology company *

Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest and the largest university in Nepal. It offers 1,000 undergraduate and 500 postgraduate programs a ...

, Kathmandu, Nepal * Technological Universities of Myanmar * Triam Udom Suksa School

Other uses

Tren Urbano The ''Tren Urbano'' (English language, English: Urban Train) is a List of automated urban metro subway systems, automated rapid transit system serving the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, main metropolitan area of Puerto Rico ...

, the metro system in San Juan, Puerto Rico * Tu Hundred, a district of Vccästmanland in Sweden *

Universal Time Universal Time (UT or UT1) is a time standard based on Earth's rotation. While originally it was mean solar time at 0° longitude, precise measurements of the Sun are difficult. Therefore, UT1 is computed from a measure of the Earth's angle wi ...

, "Tempus Universalis" *

Thulium Thulium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tm and atomic number 69. It is the thirteenth element in the lanthanide series of metals. It is the second-least abundant lanthanide in the Earth's crust, after radioactively unstable promethium. It i ...

, a chemical element with obsolete symbol Tu * Translation unit, a single cognitive unit of text **

Translation unit (programming) In C and C++ programming language terminology, a translation unit (or more casually a compilation unit) is the ultimate input to a C or C++ compiler from which an object file is generated. A translation unit roughly consists of a source file af ...

, the ultimate input to the compiler