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See also: Wus
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
See wuss
Noun[edit]
wus (plural wusses)
- Alternative spelling of wuss
Etymology 2[edit]
See wu
Noun[edit]
wus
Etymology 3[edit]
Eye dialect spelling of was.
Verb[edit]
wus
- (African-American Vernacular) Eye dialect spelling of was.
- She wus walking home when it happened.
Anagrams[edit]
Catawba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The word is related to wos (“bee”).
Noun[edit]
wus
Mokilese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Oceanic *pudi, from Proto-Austronesian *punti.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wus
Usage notes[edit]
When referring to the tree, wus is considered part of the long objects class; when referring to the fruit, it is considered a part of the general class.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
External links[edit]
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- English eye dialect
- English verb forms
- African-American Vernacular English
- Catawba lemmas
- Catawba nouns
- chc:Animals
- Mokilese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Mokilese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Mokilese terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Mokilese terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Mokilese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Mokilese lemmas
- Mokilese nouns
- mkj:Fruits
- mkj:Trees
- Mokilese general class nouns
- Mokilese long objects class nouns