musu

See also: músú, mùsù, mūsu, mušu, mūsų, and Muş'u

'Are'are

Verb

musu

1. to spit

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Basque

Pronunciation

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Noun

musu inan

1. kiss
2. face, countenance
3. snout

Estonian

Noun

musu (genitive musu, partitive musu)

1. (colloquial) kiss

Declension

Declension of musu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		musu	musud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	musu
genitive			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)

1. 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
abessive		musutta	musuitta
instructive		—	musuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of musu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative musuni musuni accusative nom. musuni musuni gen. musuni genitive musuni musujeni partitive musuani musujani inessive musussani musuissani elative musustani musuistani illative musuuni musuihini adessive musullani musuillani ablative musultani musuiltani allative musulleni musuilleni essive musunani musuinani translative musukseni musuikseni abessive musuttani musuittani instructive — — comitative — musuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mususi mususi accusative nom. mususi mususi gen. mususi genitive mususi musujesi partitive musuasi musujasi inessive musussasi musuissasi elative musustasi musuistasi illative musuusi musuihisi adessive musullasi musuillasi ablative musultasi musuiltasi allative musullesi musuillesi essive musunasi musuinasi translative musuksesi musuiksesi abessive musuttasi musuittasi instructive — — comitative — musuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative musumme musumme accusative nom. musumme musumme gen. musumme genitive musumme musujemme partitive musuamme musujamme inessive musussamme musuissamme elative musustamme musuistamme illative musuumme musuihimme adessive musullamme musuillamme ablative musultamme musuiltamme allative musullemme musuillemme essive musunamme musuinamme translative musuksemme musuiksemme abessive musuttamme musuittamme instructive — — comitative — musuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative musunne musunne accusative nom. musunne musunne gen. musunne genitive musunne musujenne partitive musuanne musujanne inessive musussanne musuissanne elative musustanne musuistanne illative musuunne musuihinne adessive musullanne musuillanne ablative musultanne musuiltanne allative musullenne musuillenne essive musunanne musuinanne translative musuksenne musuiksenne abessive musuttanne musuittanne instructive — — comitative — musuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative musunsa musunsa accusative nom. musunsa musunsa gen. musunsa genitive musunsa musujensa partitive musuaan musuansa musujaan musujansa inessive musussaan musussansa musuissaan musuissansa elative musustaan musustansa musuistaan musuistansa illative musuunsa musuihinsa adessive musullaan musullansa musuillaan musuillansa ablative musultaan musultansa musuiltaan musuiltansa allative musulleen musullensa musuilleen musuillensa essive musunaan musunansa musuinaan musuinansa translative musukseen musuksensa musuikseen musuiksensa abessive musuttaan musuttansa musuittaan musuittansa instructive — — comitative — musuineen musuinensa

Etymology 2

Clipping of muslimi +‎ -u

Noun

musu (slang)

1. 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
abessive		musutta	musuitta
instructive		—	musuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of musu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative musuni musuni accusative nom. musuni musuni gen. musuni genitive musuni musujeni partitive musuani musujani inessive musussani musuissani elative musustani musuistani illative musuuni musuihini adessive musullani musuillani ablative musultani musuiltani allative musulleni musuilleni essive musunani musuinani translative musukseni musuikseni abessive musuttani musuittani instructive — — comitative — musuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mususi mususi accusative nom. mususi mususi gen. mususi genitive mususi musujesi partitive musuasi musujasi inessive musussasi musuissasi elative musustasi musuistasi illative musuusi musuihisi adessive musullasi musuillasi ablative musultasi musuiltasi allative musullesi musuillesi essive musunasi musuinasi translative musuksesi musuiksesi abessive musuttasi musuittasi instructive — — comitative — musuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative musumme musumme accusative nom. musumme musumme gen. musumme genitive musumme musujemme partitive musuamme musujamme inessive musussamme musuissamme elative musustamme musuistamme illative musuumme musuihimme adessive musullamme musuillamme ablative musultamme musuiltamme allative musullemme musuillemme essive musunamme musuinamme translative musuksemme musuiksemme abessive musuttamme musuittamme instructive — — comitative — musuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative musunne musunne accusative nom. musunne musunne gen. musunne genitive musunne musujenne partitive musuanne musujanne inessive musussanne musuissanne elative musustanne musuistanne illative musuunne musuihinne adessive musullanne musuillanne ablative musultanne musuiltanne allative musullenne musuillenne essive musunanne musuinanne translative musuksenne musuiksenne abessive musuttanne musuittanne instructive — — comitative — musuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative musunsa musunsa accusative nom. musunsa musunsa gen. musunsa genitive musunsa musujensa partitive musuaan musuansa musujaan musujansa inessive musussaan musussansa musuissaan musuissansa elative musustaan musustansa musuistaan musuistansa illative musuunsa musuihinsa adessive musullaan musullansa musuillaan musuillansa ablative musultaan musultansa musuiltaan musuiltansa allative musulleen musullensa musuilleen musuillensa essive musunaan musunansa musuinaan musuinansa translative musukseen musuksensa musuikseen musuiksensa abessive musuttaan musuttansa musuittaan musuittansa instructive — — comitative — musuineen musuinensa

Anagrams

• sumu

Japanese

Romanization

musu

1. Rōmaji transcription of むす

Kwangali

Noun

musu

1. camelthorn tree, Vachellia erioloba.

Old Tupi

musu

Alternative forms

• mosĩ, musũ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈsu/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: mu‧su

Noun

musu (unpossessable)

1. marbled swamp eel (Synbranchus marmoratus)

Derived terms

• musurana

Descendants

• Nheengatu: musũ
• → Portuguese: muçum, muçu, mussum, mussu (proscribed)

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “musu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 320, columns 1–2

Samoan

Noun

musu

1. unwillingness

Adjective

musu

1. unwilling

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• mus

Etymology 1

From English must.

Verb

musu

1. must, should (expresses imperatives or necessity)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch muts.

Noun

musu

1. bonnet, cap

Torres Strait Creole

Noun

musu

1. (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

1. cat

   Synonyms: ológbò, ológìnní, èse

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mozo.

Noun

musu

1. 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)‎^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 47