busu

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Latvian

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Noun

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busu m

  1. inflection of buss:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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busu

  1. second-person plural imperative of bies

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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busu f (definite singular buso, indefinite plural busur, definite plural busune)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of bose

Swahili

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Classical Persian بوسه (bōsa), through an Arabic intermediate; compare Omani Arabic بوس (būs) and Arabic بَاسَ (bāsa, verb), the imperative of which would regularly yield the Swahili verb.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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busu (ma class, plural mabusu)

  1. kiss
    Synonym: kisi

Verb

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-busu (infinitive kubusu)

  1. to kiss

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -busu
Positive present -nabusu
Subjunctive -busu
Negative -busu
Imperative singular busu
Infinitives
Positive kubusu
Negative kutobusu
Imperatives
Singular busu
Plural busuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubusu
Positive past positive subject concord + -libusu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubusu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabusu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabusu/nabusu tunabusu
2nd person unabusu mnabusu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabusu wanabusu
other classes positive subject concord + -nabusu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -busu)
Singular Plural
1st person sibusu hatubusu
2nd person hubusu hambusu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habusu hawabusu
other classes negative subject concord + -busu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabusu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabusu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -busu)
Singular Plural
1st person nibusu tubusu
2nd person ubusu mbusu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusu wabusu
other classes positive subject concord + -busu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibusu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebusu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebusu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibusu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibusu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abusu)
Singular Plural
1st person nabusu twabusu
2nd person wabusu mwabusu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusu wabusu
m-mi(III/IV) wabusu yabusu
ji-ma(V/VI) labusu yabusu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabusu vyabusu
n(IX/X) yabusu zabusu
u(XI) wabusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabusu
pa(XVI) pabusu
mu(XVIII) mwabusu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebusu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabusu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabusu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibusu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobusu
Consecutive kabusu / positive subject concord + -kabusu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabusu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibusu -tubusu
2nd person -kubusu -wabusu/-kubusuni/-wabusuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbusu -wabusu
m-mi(III/IV) -ubusu -ibusu
ji-ma(V/VI) -libusu -yabusu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibusu -vibusu
n(IX/X) -ibusu -zibusu
u(XI) -ubusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubusu
pa(XVI) -pabusu
mu(XVIII) -mubusu
Reflexive -jibusu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -busu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -busuye -busuo
m-mi(III/IV) -busuo -busuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -busulo -busuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -busucho -busuvyo
n(IX/X) -busuyo -busuzo
u(XI) -busuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -busuko
pa(XVI) -busupo
mu(XVIII) -busumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -busu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebusu -obusu
m-mi(III/IV) -obusu -yobusu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobusu -yobusu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobusu -vyobusu
n(IX/X) -yobusu -zobusu
u(XI) -obusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobusu
pa(XVI) -pobusu
mu(XVIII) -mobusu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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busu

  1. (transitive) to dislike

Conjugation

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Conjugation of busu
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tobusu fobusu mibusu
2nd nobusu nibusu
3rd Masculine obusu ibusu, yobusu
Feminine mobusu
Neuter ibusu
- archaic

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh