isu

See also: Ísu, īsu, ISU, iṣu, i-su, and ì-sù

English

Etymology

From 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

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

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iso.

Noun

isu (genitive isu, partitive isu)

1. appetite

Declension

Declension of isu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		isu	isud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	isu
genitive			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 [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Ilocano

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Austronesian *i and Proto-Austronesian *su. Compare Pangasinan so.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈsu/
• Hyphenation: i‧su

Pronoun

isú

1. Third-person singular absolutive independent pronoun; he, she, him, her, it

   Synonym: isuna

   Mapanak no isu ti mapan. ― I will go if he/she goes.

2. the same, the identical thing, the one

   Synonym: isuna

   No asino ti agkadutdot, isu ti agkakuyog.

   Birds of a feather flock together.

   (literally, “Whoever has the same feathers, the same go together.”)

Usage notes

• This pronoun does not have an absolutive enclitic form. It is optional to add the pronoun (where grammatical) for clarification.

  Rumuar. ― (He/she/it) went out.

  Rumuar isu. ― He/she/it went out.

Derived terms

• agin-iisu
• agpayso
• apagisu
• ay isu
• ipayso
• is-isu
• isu amin
• isu laeng no
• isu met laeng
• isu nga
• isu pay
• isu ti gapuna
• isuna laeng ta
• kakaisuna
• kinaagpayso
• kinaagpaysona
• mapaysuan
• napaypayso
• payso
• paysuen
• pumayso
• umisu

See also

Ilocano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolutive		Ergative	Oblique	Possessive
		Disjunctive	Enclitic	Enclitic3		bági form	kukua form
First	singular	siak	-ak	-ko, -k	kaniak	bagik	kukuak, kuak
	dual	data, sita1	-ta		kaniata, kadata	bagita	kukuata
	plural inclusive	datayo, sitayo1	-tayo, -tay		kaniatayo, kadatayo	bagitayo	kukuatayo
	plural exclusive	dakami, sikami1	-kami, -kam	-mi	kaniami, kadakami	bagimi	kukuami
Second	singular	sika	-ka	-mo, -m	kaniam, kenka	bagim	kukuam
	plural	dakayo, sikayo1	-kayo, -kay	-yo	kaniayo, kadakayo	bagiyo	kukuayo
Third	singular	isu, isuna	Ø2	-na	kaniana, kenkuana	bagina	kukuana
	plural	isuda	-da		kaniada, kadakuada	bagida	kukuada
1Regional variants. 2Null morpheme: there is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used. 3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.
Fused enclitics Actor Patient siak data datayo dakami sika dakayo isu5 isuda siak bagik4 — — — -ka -kayo -ko, -k -ko ida, -k ida data — bagita4 — — — — -ta -ta ida datayo — — bagitayo4 — — — -tayo -tayo ida dakami — — — bagimi4 -daka -dakayo -mi -mi ida sika -nak — — -nakami bagim4 — -mo, -m -mo ida, -m ida dakayo -dak -data — -dakami — bagiyo4 -yo -yo ida isu -nak -nata -natayo -nakami -naka -nakayo bagina4, -na -na ida isuda -dak -data -datayo -dakami -daka -dakayo -da bagida4, -da ida 4Reflexive pronouns use the bagí form. 5 isu or isuna may also be added after the enclitics in this column.

Interjection

isu (Cordillera)

1. (informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism; really

   A: Napanen isuda.
   B: Ay isu?

   A: They already went.
   B: Really?

Usage notes

• This is usually preceded by ay.

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 (plural isu-isu)

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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

isu

1. Rōmaji transcription of いす

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [i.ʃu]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -ʃu, -u
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [i.su]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -su, -u
• Hyphenation: i‧su

Noun

isu (Jawi spelling ايسو)

1. issue (question or situation to be resolved)

   Synonyms: perkara pokok, persoalan

Further reading

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

Mansaka

Noun

isù

1. young child

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

Tuvaluan

Noun

isu

1. nose

Umbundu

Noun

isu (i-ova class, plural ovasu)

1. eye

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], third edition (overall work in Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec and Spanish), 2014, page 11

Yoruba

Isu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.sū/

Noun

isu

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

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

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 class 5 (plural amásu class 6)

1. means, method

   Synonym: icebo

2. plan of action, scheme, strategy

   Synonym: icebo

3. recipe

   Synonym: iresiphi

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative eswini)

	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)”