isu

See also: Ísu, īsu, and ISU

English

Etymology

Japanese 椅子.

Noun

isu (plural isu)

1. (sumo) An individual seat in the loft-like balcony of a sumo arena.

Synonyms

• isu-seki

Anagrams

• IUs, SIU, Siu, Sui, UIs

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Alcozauca Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

1. deer

References

• Stark C., Sharon (Sara), Audrey (Andrea) Johnson P. and Benita González de Guzmán (compilers) (1999) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Xochapa, Guerrero‎^[1], 2nd ed. edition, SIL, published 2005

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iso.

Noun

isu (genitive isu, partitive isu)

1. appetite

Declension

Inflection of isu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	isu	isud
accusative	isu	isud
genitive	isu	isude
partitive	isu	isusid
illative	issu isusse	isudesse
inessive	isus	isudes
elative	isust	isudest
allative	isule	isudele
adessive	isul	isudel
ablative	isult	isudelt
translative	isuks	isudeks
terminative	isuni	isudeni
essive	isuna	isudena
abessive	isuta	isudeta
comitative	isuga	isudega

Derived terms

• head isu

See also

• apetiit
• söögiisu

Further reading

• isu in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English issue, from Middle English issue, from Old French issue (“an exit, a way out”), feminine past participle of issir (“to exit”), from Latin exeō (“go out, exit”), from prefix ex- (“out”) + eō (“go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪsu/
• Hyphenation: isu

Noun

isu (first-person possessive isuku, second-person possessive isumu, third-person possessive isunya)

1. issue: any question or situation to be resolved.
2. (colloquial) rumor, rumour: a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

   Synonyms: desas-desus, kabar angin

Derived terms

• mengisukan

 

Further reading

• “isu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Japanese

Romanization

isu

1. Rōmaji transcription of いす

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Malay

Etymology

From English issue.

Noun

isu

1. issue

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Mansaka

Noun

isù

1. young child

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San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isù

1. deer

References

• Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 19

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Tuvaluan

Noun

isu

1. nose

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Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

1. deer

References

• Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Tu̱ꞌun na̱ ñuu Ki̱yaa xíꞌin na̱ xiyo oeste ñuu Skuíya: Mixteco del oeste de Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca‎^[3] (in Mixtec and Spanish), third edition, 2014, page 11

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Yoruba

Isu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.sū/

Noun

isu

1. (chiefly NWY) Alternative form of iṣu (“yam”)

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Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

1. deer

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[4] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 11

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːsu/

Noun

ī́su 5 (plural amásu 6)

1. means, method

   Synonym: icebo

2. plan of action, scheme, strategy

   Synonym: icebo

3. recipe

   Synonym: iresiphi

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isu	amasu
Locative	eswini	emaswini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isu		amasu
Simple form	lisu		masu
Locative	eswini		emaswini
Copulative	yisu		ngamasu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesu	owesu	wamasu	owamasu
Class 2	besu	abesu	bamasu	abamasu
Class 3	wesu	owesu	wamasu	owamasu
Class 4	yesu	eyesu	yamasu	eyamasu
Class 5	lesu	elesu	lamasu	elamasu
Class 6	esu	awesu	amasu	awamasu
Class 7	sesu	esesu	samasu	esamasu
Class 8	zesu	ezesu	zamasu	ezamasu
Class 9	yesu	eyesu	yamasu	eyamasu
Class 10	zesu	ezesu	zamasu	ezamasu
Class 11	lwesu	olwesu	lwamasu	olwamasu
Class 14	besu	obesu	bamasu	obamasu
Class 15	kwesu	okwesu	kwamasu	okwamasu
Class 17	kwesu	okwesu	kwamasu	okwamasu

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-su”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-su (3.2.9)”