musu
See also: músú, mùsù, mūsu, mušu, mūsų, and Muş'u
'Are'are
Verb
musu
- to spit
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Basque
Noun
musu inan
- kiss
- face, countenance
- snout
Estonian
Noun
musu (genitive musu, partitive musu)
- (colloquial) kiss
Declension
Inflection of musu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | musu | musud |
| accusative | musu | musud |
| genitive | musu | musude |
| partitive | musu | mususid |
| illative | mussu mususse | musudesse |
| inessive | musus | musudes |
| elative | musust | musudest |
| allative | musule | musudele |
| adessive | musul | musudel |
| ablative | musult | musudelt |
| translative | musuks | musudeks |
| terminative | musuni | musudeni |
| essive | musuna | musudena |
| abessive | musuta | musudeta |
| comitative | musuga | musudega |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmusu/, [ˈmus̠u]
- Rhymes: -usu
- Syllabification(key): mu‧su
Etymology 1
Possibly from musuna (“crushed, in pieces”).
Noun
musu
- (slang) stone of a throwable size
Declension
| Inflection of musu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | musu | musut | |
| genitive | musun | musujen | |
| partitive | musua | musuja | |
| illative | musuun | musuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | musu | musut | |
| accusative | nom. | musu | musut |
| gen. | musun | ||
| genitive | musun | musujen | |
| partitive | musua | musuja | |
| inessive | musussa | musuissa | |
| elative | mususta | musuista | |
| illative | musuun | musuihin | |
| adessive | musulla | musuilla | |
| ablative | musulta | musuilta | |
| allative | musulle | musuille | |
| essive | musuna | musuina | |
| translative | musuksi | musuiksi | |
| instructive | — | musuin | |
| abessive | musutta | musuitta | |
| comitative | — | musuineen | |
| Possessive forms of musu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | musuni | musumme |
| 2nd person | mususi | musunne |
| 3rd person | musunsa | |
Etymology 2
Clipping of muslimi + -u
Noun
musu
- (slang) Muslim
Declension
| Inflection of musu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | musu | musut | |
| genitive | musun | musujen | |
| partitive | musua | musuja | |
| illative | musuun | musuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | musu | musut | |
| accusative | nom. | musu | musut |
| gen. | musun | ||
| genitive | musun | musujen | |
| partitive | musua | musuja | |
| inessive | musussa | musuissa | |
| elative | mususta | musuista | |
| illative | musuun | musuihin | |
| adessive | musulla | musuilla | |
| ablative | musulta | musuilta | |
| allative | musulle | musuille | |
| essive | musuna | musuina | |
| translative | musuksi | musuiksi | |
| instructive | — | musuin | |
| abessive | musutta | musuitta | |
| comitative | — | musuineen | |
| Possessive forms of musu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | musuni | musumme |
| 2nd person | mususi | musunne |
| 3rd person | musunsa | |
Anagrams
- sumu
Japanese
Romanization
musu
- Rōmaji transcription of むす
Kwangali
Noun
musu
- camelthorn tree, Vachellia erioloba.
Samoan
Noun
musu
- unwillingness
Adjective
musu
- unwilling
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
- mus
Etymology
From English must.
Verb
musu
- must, should (expresses imperatives or necessity)
Torres Strait Creole
Noun
musu
- (western dialect) a coconut embryo
Usage notes
Musu (western dialect) or wai (eastern dialect) is the first stage of coconut growth. It is followed by musu koknat (western dialect) or giru (eastern dialect).
Synonyms
- wai (eastern dialect)
Yoruba
Músù
Etymology
Borrowed from Hausa mussā̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mṹ.sù/
Noun
músù
- cat
- Synonyms: ológbò, ológìnní, èse
Yosondúa Mixtec
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mozo.
Noun
musu
- servant
References
- Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46) (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 47