palsu

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of palaveri +‎ -su.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑlsu/, [ˈpɑ̝ls̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑlsu
• Syllabification^(key): pal‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): pal‧su

Noun

palsu (colloquial)

1. synonym of palaveri

Declension

Inflection of palsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		palsu	palsut
genitive		palsun	palsujen
partitive		palsua	palsuja
illative		palsuun	palsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		palsu	palsut
accusative	nom.	palsu	palsut
	gen.	palsun
genitive		palsun	palsujen
partitive		palsua	palsuja
inessive		palsussa	palsuissa
elative		palsusta	palsuista
illative		palsuun	palsuihin
adessive		palsulla	palsuilla
ablative		palsulta	palsuilta
allative		palsulle	palsuille
essive		palsuna	palsuina
translative		palsuksi	palsuiksi
abessive		palsutta	palsuitta
instructive		—	palsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of palsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palsuni palsuni accusative nom. palsuni palsuni gen. palsuni genitive palsuni palsujeni partitive palsuani palsujani inessive palsussani palsuissani elative palsustani palsuistani illative palsuuni palsuihini adessive palsullani palsuillani ablative palsultani palsuiltani allative palsulleni palsuilleni essive palsunani palsuinani translative palsukseni palsuikseni abessive palsuttani palsuittani instructive — — comitative — palsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palsusi palsusi accusative nom. palsusi palsusi gen. palsusi genitive palsusi palsujesi partitive palsuasi palsujasi inessive palsussasi palsuissasi elative palsustasi palsuistasi illative palsuusi palsuihisi adessive palsullasi palsuillasi ablative palsultasi palsuiltasi allative palsullesi palsuillesi essive palsunasi palsuinasi translative palsuksesi palsuiksesi abessive palsuttasi palsuittasi instructive — — comitative — palsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palsumme palsumme accusative nom. palsumme palsumme gen. palsumme genitive palsumme palsujemme partitive palsuamme palsujamme inessive palsussamme palsuissamme elative palsustamme palsuistamme illative palsuumme palsuihimme adessive palsullamme palsuillamme ablative palsultamme palsuiltamme allative palsullemme palsuillemme essive palsunamme palsuinamme translative palsuksemme palsuiksemme abessive palsuttamme palsuittamme instructive — — comitative — palsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palsunne palsunne accusative nom. palsunne palsunne gen. palsunne genitive palsunne palsujenne partitive palsuanne palsujanne inessive palsussanne palsuissanne elative palsustanne palsuistanne illative palsuunne palsuihinne adessive palsullanne palsuillanne ablative palsultanne palsuiltanne allative palsullenne palsuillenne essive palsunanne palsuinanne translative palsuksenne palsuiksenne abessive palsuttanne palsuittanne instructive — — comitative — palsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative palsunsa palsunsa accusative nom. palsunsa palsunsa gen. palsunsa genitive palsunsa palsujensa partitive palsuaan palsuansa palsujaan palsujansa inessive palsussaan palsussansa palsuissaan palsuissansa elative palsustaan palsustansa palsuistaan palsuistansa illative palsuunsa palsuihinsa adessive palsullaan palsullansa palsuillaan palsuillansa ablative palsultaan palsultansa palsuiltaan palsuiltansa allative palsulleen palsullensa palsuilleen palsuillensa essive palsunaan palsunansa palsuinaan palsuinansa translative palsukseen palsuksensa palsuikseen palsuiksensa abessive palsuttaan palsuttansa palsuittaan palsuittansa instructive — — comitative — palsuineen palsuinensa

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• palsoe (1901–1947)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay palsu, borrowed from Portuguese falso (“untrue, fake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpal.su/, [ˈpal.su]
• Hyphenation: pal‧su

Adjective

palsu (comparative lebih palsu, superlative paling palsu)

1. false; fraudulent; fake
   1. (of status); by using a fake identity (fake police, etc)

      Synonyms: abal-abal, gadungan

      Antonyms: asli, sungguhan

2. spurious, artificial; false

   Synonyms: artifisial, buat-buatan

3. a copy; something that is not the real thing; imitation

   Synonyms: lancung, tiruan

   Antonyms: asli, benaran, sungguhan

4. not honest; dishonest

   Synonyms: curang, tak jujur

   Antonym: jujur

5. (of voice) displeasing to the ear; ugly

   Synonyms: pales, sember, sumbang

   Antonym: merdu

Affixed terms

• kepalsuan
• memalsu
• memalsukan
• mempalsukan
• pemalsu
• pemalsuan
• terpalsukan

Further reading

• “palsu”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese falso (“untrue, fake”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Adjective

palsu (Jawi spelling ڤلسو, comparative lebih palsu, superlative paling palsu)

1. false
2. fake

Descendants

• Indonesian: palsu
• Peranakan Indonesian: palsoe

Further reading

• “palsu”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Unami

Etymology

From palsi (“to be sick”) +‎ -w (3rd-person).

Verb

palsu anim (plural palsiyòk)

1. (intransitive) third-person singular of palsi: he/she is sick or ill

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of palsu

palsi
1st person singular	mpalsi
2nd person singular	kpalsi
3rd person singular	palsu
1st person plural inclusive	mpalsihëna
1st person plural exclusive	kpalsihëna
2nd person plural	kpalsihëmo
3rd person plural	palsuwàk

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “palsu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project