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>Mu, or my (/ˈm(j)uː/ ;[1][2] uppercase Μ, lowercase μ; Ancient Greek μῦ [mŷː], Greek: μι or μυ—both [mi]), is the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiced bilabial nasal IPA: [m]. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 40. Mu was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water, which had been simplified by the Phoenicians and named after their word for water, to become 𐤌 img (mem). Letters that derive from mu include the Roman M and the Cyrillic М, though the lowercase resembles a small Latin U (u).
>In the Sinosphere, the word 無, realized in Japanese and Korean as mu and in Standard Chinese as wu,[a] meaning 'to lack' or 'without', is a key term in the vocabulary of various East Asian philosophical and religious traditions, such as Buddhism and Taoism.The Old Chinese *ma (無) is cognate with the Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ma, meaning 'not'. This reconstructed root is widely represented in Tibeto-Burman languages; for instance, ma means 'not' in both Tibetan and Burmese.
>Some English translation equivalents of wu or mu are:
>"no", "not", "nothing", or "without"
>"nothing", "not", "nothingness", "un-", "is not", "has not", "not any"
>Pure awareness, prior to experience or knowledge. This meaning is used especially by the Chan school of Buddhism.
>A negative.
>Caused to be nonexistent.
>Impossible; lacking reason or cause.
>Nonexistence; nonbeing; not having; a lack of, without.
>The "original nonbeing" from which being is produced in the Tao Te Ching.
>In the Sinosphere, the word 無, realized in Japanese and Korean as mu and in Standard Chinese as wu,[a] meaning 'to lack' or 'without', is a key term in the vocabulary of various East Asian philosophical and religious traditions, such as Buddhism and Taoism.The Old Chinese *ma (無) is cognate with the Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ma, meaning 'not'. This reconstructed root is widely represented in Tibeto-Burman languages; for instance, ma means 'not' in both Tibetan and Burmese.
>Some English translation equivalents of wu or mu are:
>"no", "not", "nothing", or "without"
>"nothing", "not", "nothingness", "un-", "is not", "has not", "not any"
>Pure awareness, prior to experience or knowledge. This meaning is used especially by the Chan school of Buddhism.
>A negative.
>Caused to be nonexistent.
>Impossible; lacking reason or cause.
>Nonexistence; nonbeing; not having; a lack of, without.
>The "original nonbeing" from which being is produced in the Tao Te Ching.
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