susu

See also: Susu, süsü, su su, and šūšu

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EtymologyEdit

Possibly from West African Igbo or Yoruba isusu / esusu.

NounEdit

susu ‎(plural susus)

1. (finance) Informal money pooling scheme
   • 2011, Tamara Mose Brown, Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community, NYU Press (ISBN 9780814791424), 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. Those organizers, like ...

   • 2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat  Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund (ISBN 9781451904024), page 9

     Building on Informal Sector Savings and Credit Mechanisms: The Example of the Ghana Susu System The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings ...

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ChamorroEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

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EweEdit

NounEdit

susu

1. idea
2. thought

VerbEdit

susu

1. to think

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IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

susu

1. (uncountable) milk

   Aku minum segelas susu setiap hari.

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

   Kecil sekali susunya!

SynonymsEdit

• (breasts): tetek; payudara

VerbEdit

susu

1. to breastfeed

   Ibu itu sedang menyusui anaknya.

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

susu

1. rōmaji reading of すす

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JavaneseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

susu

1. (uncountable) milk

   Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.

   I drink a glass of milk everyday.

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

   Cilik banget susune!

   So small, her breasts are

SynonymsEdit

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

Etymology 2Edit

nusu
na- +‎ susu

VerbEdit

1. To suckle.

   Kêbo nusu gudhèl. (proverb):

   A buffalo suckles a calf. (an oldman learns from the youngster):

   Wong wadon iku nembe nyusoni anake. (passive voice):

   That woman is being suckled her child.

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KapampanganEdit

NounEdit

susu

1. breast

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MalayEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

susu

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

SynonymsEdit

• (breast): payudara, tetek

VerbEdit

susu

1. to breastfeed

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SamoanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

susu

1. milk

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Tok PisinEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

susu

1. milk

Related termsEdit

• susuim (suck)

See alsoEdit

• melek