asu

asu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tocantins Asurini.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Tocantins Asurini terms

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.su/

asu

1. poor, pitied

• SIL International (2020) “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎^[1]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Balinese register set
alus: asu
media: asu
kasar: cicing

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu (Balinese script ᬳᬲᬸ) (alus, media)

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Bungku-Tolaki *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-South Sulawesi *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨔᨘ)

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Borrowed from Austronesian.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

as- +‎ -u

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsu/, [ˈɑ̝s̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Syllabification^(key): a‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): asu

asu

1. attire, dress, suit, raiment, costume

   Synonym: puku

2. form, figure, shape, build, structure

   Synonym: ulkomuoto

3. appearance, looks

   Synonyms: ulkoasu, ulkonäkö, ulkomuoto

4. (advertising) package, packaging
5. wording, phrasing, discursive form

   Synonyms: sanamuoto, muotoilu

6. (aviation) configuration

   laskeutumisasu ― landing configuration

7. (geology, mineralogy) (crystal) habit

• “asu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsuˣ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠u(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Syllabification^(key): a‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): asu

asu

1. inflection of asua:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present imperative connegative

• U.S.A., USA, sua

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayic *asu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

asu

1. to hunt

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦱꦸ (asu), from Old Javanese asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈasu/ [ˈa.su]

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• Rhymes: -asu
• Syllabification: a‧su

asu

1. (rare, vulgar) dog (animal)

   Synonym: anjing

2. (vulgar, offensive) a contemptible person, a motherfucker

   Synonym: anjing

asu

1. (vulgar) fuck, shit (expressing dismay or discontent)

   Synonym: anjing

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• “asu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From assia (“issue”) +‎ -u. Akin to Finnish asu.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsu/, [ˈɑs̠u]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsu/, [ˈɑʒ̥u]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Hyphenation: a‧su

asu

1. tool, instrument
2. (nautical) galleass

Declension of asu (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	asu	asut
genitive	asun	assuin, asuloin
partitive	assua	asuja, asuloja
illative	assuu	assui, asuloihe
inessive	asus	asuis, asulois
elative	asust	asuist, asuloist
allative	asulle	asuille, asuloille
adessive	asul	asuil, asuloil
ablative	asult	asuilt, asuloilt
translative	asuks	asuiks, asuloiks
essive	asunna, assuun	asuinna, asuloinna, assuin, asuloin
exessive1)	asunt	asuint, asuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• (instrument): tööriista, pribora

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 23

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

asu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あす

asu

1. romanization of ꦲꦱꦸ

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈasu/ [ˈäː.su]
• Hyphenation: á‧su

ásu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Lampungic *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

asu f

1. genitive plural of ass

asu

1. inflection of ass:
   1. accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
   2. genitive masculine/feminine plural

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

asu

1. dog

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈʔasu/ [ˈʔa.ʂu]
• Rhymes: -asu
• Syllabification: a‧su

asu

1. dog

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu (“dog”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈasu/, [ˈa.su]
• Hyphenation: a‧su

asu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨔᨘ)

1. (Bantaeng, Konjo) dialectal form of kongkong (“dog”)

• Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

• asok (Sambas)

From Proto-Malayic *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

• IPA^(key): [asu]
• Hyphenation: a‧su

asu (Jawi spelling اسو, plural asu-asu)

1. (Sanggau) synonym of anjing (“dog”)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• “asu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

asu

1. romanization of ᠠᠰᡠ

From Proto-South Sulawesi *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨔᨘ)

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Other scripts
Kawi
Javanese	ꦲꦱꦸ
Balinese
Roman	asu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog

   Synonyms: añjiṅ, asu, camari, cambra, camra, camuru, sarama, śona, śwāna

• > Javanese: ꦲꦱꦸ (asu) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: asu (“fuck, shit”)

• "asu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu (Balinese script ᬳᬲᬸ)

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• as' (apheretic form)

Uncertain. Ultimately from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”). Likely related or deriving ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs, or otherwise taking from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) in the sense of "singular".

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.sʊ/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: à‧su

asu m (plural asi)

1. ace (all senses)

   Cci abbiassi na l'asu 'i mazzi!

   I would throw the ace of clubs

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From the Peruvian phrase asu mare, from a su madre (“to your mother”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈasu/ [ˈa.su]
• Rhymes: -asu
• Syllabification: a‧su

¡asu!

1. damn, wow

• DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨔᨘ)

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-South Sulawesi *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

   Synonym: uku'

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

asu

1. (Truku) airplane

   Synonyms: (Truku) skaya, (Tgdaya) sapah skiya

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔasu/ [ʔɑˈsu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: a‧su

asu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَسُ)

1. smoke
2. steam, vapor

• maasu (“smoky”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.su]

asu

1. (stative) to be nasal

asu

1. (linguistics) a nasal consonant

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

From Portuguese aço.

asu

1. steel

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu (Batak spelling ᯀᯘᯮ)

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

asu

1. fog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsu/, [ˈɑsu]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Hyphenation: a‧su

asu

1. tool
2. dish, vessel
3. vessel, ship

Declension of asu (type II/võrkko, s-z gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	asu	azud
genitive	azu	asujõ, asui
partitive	assua	asuitõ, asui
illative	assusõ, assu	asuisõ
inessive	azuz	asuiz
elative	azussõ	asuissõ
allative	azulõ	asuilõ
adessive	azullõ	asuillõ
ablative	azultõ	asuiltõ
translative	azussi	asuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “asu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

asu

1. dog (animal)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI