susu

See also: Susu, süsü, su su, and šūšu

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

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.

ReferencesEdit

Further readingEdit

• Susu (informal loan club) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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ChamorroEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

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.

   I drink a glass of milk every day.

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

   Kecil sekali susunya!

   (Those are) very small breasts!

SynonymsEdit

• (breasts): tetek; payudara

VerbEdit

susu

1. to breastfeed

   Ibu itu sedang menyusui anaknya.

   The mother is breastfeeding her son.

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

susu

1. Rōmaji transcription of すす

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JavaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

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!

SynonymsEdit

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

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KapampanganEdit

NounEdit

susu

1. breast

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Limos KalingaEdit

NounEdit

susu

1. (anatomy) 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 (Jawi spelling سوسو‎)

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

SynonymsEdit

• (breast): payudara, tetek

DescendantsEdit

• Indonesian: susu

VerbEdit

susu (used in the form menyusu)

1. to breastfeed

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PalauanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

susu

1. (Anatomy) female breast
2. milk

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SamoanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

susu

1. milk

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Tagakaulu KalaganEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

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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
2. breast

Related termsEdit

• susuim (“suck”)

See alsoEdit

• melek