suu

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
Word form suu
Original script 吸う
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning “breathe”, “suck”, “smoke” (for the last meaning, typically with object, such as tabako o .) In the sense of “smoke” in 1894.
Comments on word Old Japanese form supu
Analyzability unanalyzable
Age Old Japanese [21] (710–794)
Lexical stratum wago
Year 794
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