su-

1. variant of sub- before sp: suspect.

SU

abbreviation for

1. strontium unit
2. Belarus (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of su-¹

(sense 2) From S(oviet) U(nion)

Example Sentences

The last time Chaw Su saw her husband was in March, when he was forcibly conscripted to fight for the army in Myanmar's civil war.

From BBC

In July, Chaw Su received a call from her husband who was one of two men from their village sent for training.

From BBC

Back in Myanmar, Chaw Su now works odd jobs in the village, earning barely enough to feed her children.

From BBC

"He said that he would be sent to the frontline for two weeks and that he would call me when he returned to base," Chaw Su tells the BBC.

From BBC

At the end of July, a military officer called to inform Chaw Su her husband was dead.

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