usu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "usu"
English
Adjective
usu (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of usual.
Adverb
usu (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of usually.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
Noun
usu m (plural usos)
Related terms
Dongxiang
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *usun. Compare Mongolian ус (us).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈsu/
Noun
usu
References
- Henry G. Schwarz, The Minorities of Northern China: A Survey (1984), page 140: 'water' Daur os
Estonian
Noun
usu
- genitive singular of usk
Verb
usu
- inflection of uskuma:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
Latin
Noun
ūsū m
- ablative singular of ūsus (“use, practice”)
Nias
Verb
usu (imperfective mangusu)
- (transitive) to bite
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 157.
Pohnpeian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən.
Noun
usu
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Interjection
usu
- shh (used to request quiet or silence)
Tarifit
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
usu (Tifinagh spelling ⵓⵙⵓ)
- (intransitive) to cough
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- Verbal noun: tusut (“cough, coughing”)
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈu.su]
Verb
usu
- (transitive) to infiltrate
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tousu | fousu | miusu | |
| 2nd person | nousu | niusu | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | ousu | iusu yousu (archaic) | |
| feminine | mousu | |||
| neuter | iusu | |||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh