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schuw.

shy of humans, wild

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/sxyu̯/
  1. shy of humans, wild

  2. shy, unsociable

  3. evasive, shunning

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schu, from Old Dutch *skiuhi, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhī.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.