nusa

See also: nūsa and nuša

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Noun

nusa (Balinese script ᬦᬸᬲ)

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Chiquihuitlán Mazatec

Noun

nusa

1. sweet potato

Ili'uun

Noun

nusa

1. island

References

• Bryan D. Hinton, The languages of Wetar: recent survey results and word lists with notes on Tugun grammar (2000)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. False cognate of Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnusa/ [ˈnu.sa]
• Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: nu‧sa

Noun

nusa (plural nusa-nusa)

1. (literary, poetic) island

   Synonyms: dwipa, pulau

Related terms

• Nusantara

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• “nusa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

nusa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬさ

Javanese

Romanization

nusa

1. romanization of ꦤꦸꦱ (“island”)

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. False cognate of Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈnusa/ [ˈnu.sa]
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈnusə/ [ˈnu.sə] (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)
• Rhymes: -usə, -sə, -ə
• Hyphenation: nu‧sa

Noun

nusa (Jawi spelling نوسا, plural nusa-nusa or nusa²)

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Synonyms

• pulau / ڤولاو

Further reading

• "nusa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "nusa" at PRPM first version)

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nũ̄.sā/

Noun

nusa (plural nusazhì)

1. elder

   Synonym: jìgbán

   Antonym: egi

2. old age

Derived terms

• jin nusa (“to be old”)

Perai

Noun

nusa

1. island

References

• Bryan D. Hinton, The languages of Wetar: recent survey results and word lists with notes on Tugun grammar (2000)

Sangir

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Noun

nusa

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Noun

nusa

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-nusa (infinitive kunusa)

1. to sniff

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nusa
Positive present -nanusa Subjunctive -nuse Negative -nusi Imperative singular nusa
Infinitives
Positive kunusa Negative kutonusa
Imperatives
Singular nusa Plural nuseni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunusa Positive past positive subject concord + -linusa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunusa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanusa) Singular Plural 1st person ninanusa/nanusa tunanusa 2nd person unanusa mnanusa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananusa wananusa other classes positive subject concord + -nanusa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nusi) Singular Plural 1st person sinusi hatunusi 2nd person hunusi hamnusi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanusi hawanusi other classes negative subject concord + -nusi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanusa Negative future negative subject concord + -tanusa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuse) Singular Plural 1st person ninuse tunuse 2nd person unuse mnuse 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuse wanuse other classes positive subject concord + -nuse
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinuse Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenusa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenusa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinusa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinusa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anusa) Singular Plural 1st person nanusa twanusa 2nd person wanusa mwanusa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anusa wanusa m-mi(III/IV) wanusa yanusa ji-ma(V/VI) lanusa yanusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanusa vyanusa n(IX/X) yanusa zanusa u(XI) wanusa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanusa pa(XVI) panusa mu(XVIII) mwanusa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menusa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanusa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janusa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinusa "If not" positive subject concord + -siponusa Consecutive kanusa / positive subject concord + -kanusa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanuse
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninusa -tunusa 2nd person -kunusa -wanusa/-kunuseni/-wanuseni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnusa -wanusa m-mi(III/IV) -unusa -inusa ji-ma(V/VI) -linusa -yanusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinusa -vinusa n(IX/X) -inusa -zinusa u(XI) -unusa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunusa pa(XVI) -panusa mu(XVIII) -munusa Reflexive -jinusa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nusa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nusaye -nusao m-mi(III/IV) -nusao -nusayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nusalo -nusayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nusacho -nusavyo n(IX/X) -nusayo -nusazo u(XI) -nusao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nusako pa(XVI) -nusapo mu(XVIII) -nusamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nusa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenusa -onusa m-mi(III/IV) -onusa -yonusa ji-ma(V/VI) -lonusa -yonusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonusa -vyonusa n(IX/X) -yonusa -zonusa u(XI) -onusa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konusa pa(XVI) -ponusa mu(XVIII) -monusa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.