pusa
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧sa
Verb
pusa
- (of young animals) to emerge from an egg.
- (of eggs) to break open when a young animal emerges from it
- to crush; to be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Buss of uncertain origin. Compare English buss, Persian بوس (būs, “kiss”) and Latin basium (“kiss”). Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpusa]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -usa
- Hyphenation: pu‧sa
Noun
pusa f
- mouth
- Synonym: ústa
- kiss
- Synonym: polibek
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pusa | pusy |
| genitive | pusy | pus |
| dative | puse | pusám |
| accusative | pusu | pusy |
| vocative | puso | pusy |
| locative | puse | pusách |
| instrumental | pusou | pusami |
Derived terms
- mazat někomu med kolem pusy
- pusinka f
- zůstat stát s otevřenou pusou
Further reading
- pusa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- pusa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- pusa in Internetová jazyková příručka
Anagrams
- pasu
Ilocano
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare Malayalam pucca.
Noun
pusa (plural puspusa)
- Domesticated cat.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpusa]
- Hyphenation: pu‧sa
Adjective
pusa
- alternative spelling of puso
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay pusa (“urge, impuls”). The sense of physical momentum is a semantic loan from Dutch impuls.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
pusa (first-person possessive pusaku, second-person possessive pusamu, third-person possessive pusanya)
- urge, impulse
- Synonyms: desakan, dorongan, keinginan
- (mechanics) momentum: of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity.
- Synonyms: impuls, momentum
Derived terms
- pusa linear
- pusa sudut
Etymology 3
From Minangkabau [Term?].
Noun
pusa (first-person possessive pusaku, second-person possessive pusamu, third-person possessive pusanya)
- (dialect) rattan basket for salt.
Further reading
- “pusa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpˠʊsˠə/
Noun
pusa m pl
- nominative/dative plural of pus
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pusa | phusa | bpusa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Javanese
Romanization
pusa
- Romanization of ꦥꦸꦱ.
Kapampangan
Noun
pusa
- cat
References
- Lanlan Li, Kapampangan locative constructions: synchronic and diachronic connections (2018)
Old English
Alternative forms
- posa
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *pusô (“bag, wallet, scrip”). Akin to Old High German pfosa (“purse”), Old Norse posi (“bag, purse”), púss (“pocket, pouch”). More at pussy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.sɑ/, [ˈpu.zɑ]
Noun
pusa m (nominative plural pusan)
- purse, bag, scrip
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pusa | pusan |
| accusative | pusan | pusan |
| genitive | pusan | pusena |
| dative | pusan | pusum |
Descendants
- English: purse
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Busserl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pûsa/
- Hyphenation: pu‧sa
Noun
pȕsa f (Cyrillic spelling пу̏са)
- (colloquial) kiss
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pusa | puse |
| genitive | puse | pusa |
| dative | pusi | pusama |
| accusative | pusu | puse |
| vocative | puso | puse |
| locative | pusi | pusama |
| instrumental | pusom | pusama |
Slovak
Etymology
From Austrian German Puss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpusa/
Noun
pusa f (genitive singular pusy, nominative plural pusy, genitive plural pús, declension pattern of žena)
- kiss
- Synonym: bozk
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pusa | pusy |
| genitive | pusy | pús |
| dative | puse | pusám |
| accusative | pusu | pusy |
| locative | puse | pusách |
| instrumental | pusou | pusami |
Derived terms
- pusinka f
Further reading
- pusa in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Kapampangan pusa, Ilocano pusa, Ibatan pusak, Malayalam പൂച്ച (pūcca), Tetum busa, Malay pusak and Malagasy fosa; all likely once referred to the Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes).[1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧sa
- IPA(key): /ˈpusaʔ/, [ˈpu.sɐʔ]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -usaʔ
Noun
pusà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ)
- cat; feline (animal)
- (figurative) a betrayer
- Synonym: manloloko
Derived terms
- balahibong-pusa
- balbas-pusa
- buntot-pusa
- damoy-pusa
- kamay-pusa
- kamot-pusa
- kukumpusa
- matampusa
- matang-pusa
- pusang-bundok
- pusang-gubat
- pusang-laog
- pusang-tapang
- pusa-pusaan
- salimpusa
See also
- alamid
- binturong
- (obsolete) kamikam (“wagging tail of a cat”)
- kuting
- linse
- muning
- (obsolete) pangandi (“cat in heat”)
References
- Blench, Roger; Walsh, Martin (2011), “Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast”, in 11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Aussois, France, pages 1–31
Further reading
- “pusa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- “pusa” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.