susu
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Possibly from West African Igbo or Yoruba isusu / esusu (“pooling the funds”)[1].
NounEdit
susu (plural susus)
- (finance) An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.
- 2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat  Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund →ISBN, page 9
- The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings […]
- 2011, Tamara Mose Brown, Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community, NYU Press →ISBN, page 128
- Irene empathized with her susu members as immigrants who were earning low wages in New York, but there appeared to be some socioeconomic advantages to being an organizer that she was not acknowledging.
- 2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat  Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund →ISBN, page 9
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- Susu (informal loan club) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
'Are'areEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
NounEdit
susu
ReferencesEdit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
ChamorroEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Pre-Chamorro *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
NounEdit
susu
EweEdit
NounEdit
susu
VerbEdit
susu
- to think
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
From sueur
NounEdit
susu m (plural susus)
Guinea-Bissau CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese sujo. Cognate with Kabuverdianu suja.
AdjectiveEdit
susu
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay susu (“breasts”), from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
susu (plural, first-person possessive susuku, second-person possessive susumu, third-person possessive susunya)
- (uncountable) milk:
- Aku minum segelas susu setiap hari. ― I drink a glass of milk every day.
- a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
- a white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk.
- (countable) breast
- (now colloquial, vulgar) two organs on the front of a female chest.
- Kecil sekali susunya! ― (Those are) very small breasts!
- the analogous organs in other animals.
- (now colloquial, vulgar) two organs on the front of a female chest.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- susu asam
- susu awet
- susu bubuk
- susu formula
- susu formula ekstensif hidrolisat
- susu formula parsial hidrolisat
- susu kaleng; susu kental
- susu khusus diabetes
- susu kocok
- susu kuda liar
- susu kulit
- susu lanjutan
- susu macan
- susu mandi
- susu murni
- susu pasteurisasi
- susu pembersih
- susu pengganti
- susu puan
- susu segar
- susu sisa
- susu skim
- susu steril
- susu tepung
- susu tepung tanpa lemak
VerbEdit
susu
- to breastfeed
- Ibu itu sedang menyusui anaknya.
- The mother is breastfeeding her son.
Further readingEdit
- “susu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
susu
JavaneseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
NounEdit
susu
- (uncountable) milk
- Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.
- Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.
- I drink a glass of milk everyday.
- (colloquial, vulgar) breasts (of a woman)
- Cilik banget susune!
- Cilik banget susune!
- So small, her breasts are!
SynonymsEdit
KapampanganEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.
NounEdit
susu
LaboyaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Laboya huhhu (“milk”).
NounEdit
susu
ReferencesEdit
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B., “susu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, 2011, page 89
Limos KalingaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.
NounEdit
susu
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
susu (Jawi spelling سوسو, informal 1st possessive susuku, impolite 2nd possessive susumu, 3rd possessive susunya)
- (uncountable) milk
- (less used) breast (female organ)
SynonymsEdit
DescendantsEdit
VerbEdit
susu
- to breastfeed
Further readingEdit
- “susu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
ManchuEdit
RomanizationEdit
susu
- Romanization of ᠰᡠᠰᡠ
PalauanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Oceanic, from Proto-Oceanic *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Palauan regularly has the sound change *s > t, found in tut.
NounEdit
susu
SamoanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
NounEdit
susu
Sranan TongoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably a reduplication of English shoe.
NounEdit
susu
Tagakaulu KalaganEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
NounEdit
susu
Tok PisinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
NounEdit
susu
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
- susuim (“suck”)
See alsoEdit
YakanEdit
NounEdit
susu
Derived termsEdit
- pasusu (“to breastfeed”)