kusa
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰuːsa/
- Rhymes: -uːsa
Noun
kusa f (genitive singular kusu, plural kusur)
Declension
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kusa | kusan | kusur | kusurnar |
| accusative | kusu | kusuna | kusur | kusurnar |
| dative | kusu | kusuni | kusum | kusunum |
| genitive | kusu | kusunnar | kusa | kusanna |
Synonyms
Hausa
Pronunciation
Adverb
kusa
Icelandic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse kussa (“cow”), related to Swedish kossa, Old Norse kussi (“bull calf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰʏːsa/
- Rhymes: -ʏːsa
Noun
kusa f (genitive singular kusu, nominative plural kusur)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kusa | kusan | kusur | kusurnar |
| accusative | kusu | kusuna | kusur | kusurnar |
| dative | kusu | kusunni | kusum | kusunum |
| genitive | kusu | kusunnar | kusa | kusanna |
Related terms
- kus-kus, kusa-kus
- kusi, kussi
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkusa/ [ˈku.sa]
- Rhymes: -usa
- Syllabification: ku‧sa
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay kusa (“goad, ankus”), ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa, “hook, elephant-driver's hook”). Doublet of kuasa.
Noun
kusa (plural kusa-kusa)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- mengusa
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malay kusa (“grass”), from Sanskrit कुश (kuśa).
Noun
kusa (plural kusa-kusa)
Further reading
- “kusa” 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.
Japanese
Romanization
kusa
Kituba
Verb
kusa
Latvian
Verb
kusa
- third-person singular/plural past indicative of kust
Limos Kalinga
Noun
kusa
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.sa/
- Rhymes: -usa
- Syllabification: ku‧sa
Verb
kusa
- third-person singular present of kusaś
Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
kusa
Malay
Etymology 1
Clipping of angkusa from Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa).
Noun
kusa (Jawi spelling کوسا, plural kusa-kusa)
Etymology 2
Noun
kusa (plural kusa-kusa)
- (rare, archaic) power
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوس kosa or kusa”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 547
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kosa”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 613
Further reading
- “kusa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.sa/
- Rhymes: -usa
- Syllabification: ku‧sa
Adjective
kusa
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of kusy
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkusa]
Noun
kusa
- genitive singular of kus
Swazi
Etymology
Noun
kûsá class 15
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
kusa c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kusa | kusas |
| definite | kusan | kusans | |
| plural | indefinite | kusor | kusors |
| definite | kusorna | kusornas |
Derived terms
References
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cosa — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkusaʔ/ [ˈkuː.sɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -usaʔ
- Syllabification: ku‧sa
Noun
kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)
- initiative; volition; voluntary act
- Synonyms: boluntad, inisyatiba, sariling-palo
Derived terms
- kusain
- kusang-abuloy
- kusang-gawa
- kusang-loob
- kusang-palo
- magkusa
- pagkukusa
- pagkusaan
Adjective
kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)
- voluntary
- Synonyms: sadya, sinadya, kusang-loob, boluntaryo, espontaneo
Adverb
kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)
- voluntarily
- Synonym: boluntaryo
References
- “kusa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 94
Anagrams
Yogad
Noun
kusá
Yoruba
Etymology
Noun sense derives from ideophone sense
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kù.sà/
Ideophone
kùsà
- (of an entity) being dug up frantically
Noun
kùsà
Derived terms
- awakùsà (“miner”)
- iṣẹ́-òwò ajẹmọ́-ìwakùsà (“mining industry”)
- wakùsà (“to mine”)
- àṣẹ lórí kùsà (“mineral right”)
- ìwakùsà (“mining”)