susu

See also: Susu, süsü, su su, and šūšu

English

Etymology

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

Noun

susu (plural susus)

1. (finance) An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.

   Hypernym: ROSCA

   • 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.

Further reading

• Susu (informal loan club) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

'Are'are

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

References

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

Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *sus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

Ewe

Noun

susu

1. idea
2. thought

Verb

susu

1. to think

French

Etymology

Reduplication of sueur with clipping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.sy/

Noun

susu m (plural susus)

1. (colloquial) sweat

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese sujo. Cognate with Kabuverdianu suja.

Adjective

susu

1. dirty

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ) (“breast”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. The current sense of "milk" is developed from "breast" (commonly displaced by payudara) → "breast milk" (now replaced by the specific term air susu ibu, literally "mother's milk water") → "milk" (generalized to all types of milk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsusu]
• Hyphenation: su‧su

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Noun

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.

   1. 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.
   2. 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.
2. (countable) breast
   1. (now colloquial, vulgar) two organs on the front of a female chest.

      Kecil sekali susunya! ― (Those are) very small breasts!

   2. the analogous organs in other animals.

Synonyms

• (milk): air susu
• (woman breasts): buah dada, tetek, payudara

Derived terms

• bersusu
• menyusu
• menyusui
• menyusukan
• penyusu
• penyusuan
• persusuan
• pesusu
• susuan

 

• 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

 

Verb

susu

1. to breastfeed

   Ibu itu sedang menyusui anaknya.

   The mother is breastfeeding her son.

Further reading

• “susu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Iranun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. breast

Japanese

Romanization

susu

1. Rōmaji transcription of すす

Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. (uncountable) milk

   Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.

   I drink a glass of milk every day.

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

   Cilik banget susune!

   So small, her breasts are!

Synonyms

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

Kapampangan

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsusu/, [ˈsuː.su]
• Hyphenation: su‧su

Noun

súsu

1. breast
2. baby bottle

Derived terms

• makasusu
• pasusu
• pasusuan
• sisuan
• sumusu
• sususu

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susuq. Compare Ilocano soso, Tagalog suso, Cebuano suso, Old Javanese susuh, and Balinese susuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊˈsuʔ/, [sʊˈsuʔ]
• Hyphenation: su‧su

Noun

susû

1. snail

Derived terms

• manyusu
• menusu

 

Laboya

Etymology

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

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

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, 2nd possessive susumu, 3rd possessive susunya)

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

Synonyms

• (milk): air susu
• (breast): payudara, tetek, buah dada

Descendants

• Indonesian: susu
• → Petjo: soesoe
• → Tok Pisin: susu

Verb

susu

1. to breastfeed

Derived terms

• bersusu
• menyusu
• menyusukan
• penyusu
• penyusuan
• susuan

 

• gigi susu
• kepala susu
• kopi susu
• landak susu
• susu kocak
• susu pekat
• susu skim
• susu tepung
• tembikai susu

 

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “سوسو soesoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سوسو susu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 420
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “susu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507

Further reading

• “susu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.su/

Verb

susu

1. second-person plural imperative of sies

Manchu

Romanization

susu

1. Romanization of ᠰᡠᠰᡠ

Palauan

Etymology

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.

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) female breast
2. milk

Samoan

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. milk

Sardinian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sūsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsuːzu]

Adverb

susu

1. up

   Antonym: giosso

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1612: “salite lassù!” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “súṡu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sūsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsusu/
• Hyphenation: sù‧su

Adverb

susu

1. up

   Antonym: jusu

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1612: “salite lassù!” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Traina, Antonino (1868) “susu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4185

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably a reduplication of English shoe.

Noun

susu

1. shoe

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, compare Malay susu.

Verb

susu

1. to suck

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

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay susu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪u.s̪u/

Noun

susu

1. breast

Verb

susu

1. (transitive) to suckle

Conjugation

Conjugation of susu (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tosusu	mosusu	asusu
2nd person		nosusu	fosusu
3rd person	inanimate	isusu	dosusu
	animate
imperative		nususu, susu	fususu, susu

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[2], Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[3], Pacific linguistics

Yakan

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. breast

Derived terms

• pasusu (“to breastfeed”)

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [susu]

Noun

susu

1. breast milk
2. breast with milk

Derived terms

• susu yaichuumadü

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “susu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[4], Lyon
• Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎^[5], Santa Barbara: University of California, page 217
• Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎^[6], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 178