susu

See also: Susu, süsü, su su, and šūšu

English

Etymology

Possibly from West African Igbo or Yoruba isusu / esusu (“pooling the funds”).

Noun

susu (plural susus)

1. (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.

References

Further reading

• Susu (informal loan club) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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'Are'are

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. breast

References

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

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Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

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Ewe

Noun

susu

1. idea
2. thought

Verb

susu

1. to think

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.sy/

Etymology

From sueur

Noun

susu m (plural susus)

1. (colloquial) sweat

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese sujo. Cognates with Kabuverdianu suja.

Adjective

susu

1. dirty

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu (plural susu-susu, first-person possessive susuku, second-person possessive susumu, third-person possessive susunya)

1. (uncountable) milk

   Aku minum segelas susu setiap hari.

   I drink a glass of milk every day.

2. (colloquial, vulgar) breasts (of a woman)

   Kecil sekali susunya!

   (Those are) very small breasts!

Synonyms

• (breasts): tetek; payudara

Verb

susu

1. to breastfeed

   Ibu itu sedang menyusui anaknya.

   The mother is breastfeeding her son.

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Japanese

Romanization

susu

1. Rōmaji transcription of すす

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Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. (uncountable) milk

   Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.

   Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.

   I drink a glass of milk everyday.

2. (colloquial, vulgar) breasts (of a woman)

   Cilik banget susune!

   Cilik banget susune!

   So small, her breasts are!

Synonyms

• (woman breasts): tetek, prembayun, tetya.
• (milk): santên.

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Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

Noun

susu

1. breast

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Lamboya

Etymology

Compare Lamboya huhhu (“milk”).

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) female breast

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “susu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 89

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Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /susu/
• Rhymes: -usu, -su, -u

Noun

susu (Jawi spelling سوسو‎, informal 1st possessive susuku, impolite 2nd possessive susumu, 3rd possessive susunya)

1. (uncountable) milk
2. (less used) breast (female organ)

Synonyms

• (breast): payudara, tetek

Descendants

• Indonesian: susu
• → Tok Pisin: susu

Verb

susu

1. to breastfeed

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Palauan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. (Anatomy) female breast
2. milk

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Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. milk

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably a reduplication of English shoe.

Noun

susu

1. shoe

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Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. milk
2. (anatomy) breast

Derived terms

• banis bilong susu

Related terms

• susuim (“suck”)

See also

• melek