kusa

See also: kusą, kuša, kuşa, and куса

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰuːsa/

  Rhymes: -uːsa

Noun

kusa f (genitive singular kusu, plural kusur)

1. (rare) udder, breast
2. (endearing) cow
3. (vulgar) pussy

Declension

Declension of kusa
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kusa	kusan	kusur	kusurnar
accusative	kusu	kusuna	kusur	kusurnar
dative	kusu	kusuni	kusum	kusunum
genitive	kusu	kusunnar	kusa	kusanna

Synonyms

• (cow): kúgv
• (pussy): kunta, fisa, lall, pill

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kú.sá/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷʊ́.sə́]

Adverb

kusa

1. near, nearby

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• kussa

Etymology

From Old Norse kussa (“cow”), related to Swedish kossa, Old Norse kussi (“bull calf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʏːsa/

  Rhymes: -ʏːsa

Noun

kusa f (genitive singular kusu, nominative plural kusur)

1. (endearing) cow

Synonyms

• (cow): kýr, belja

Related terms

• kus-kus, kusa-kus
• kusi, kussi

Japanese

Romanization

kusa

1. Rōmaji transcription of くさ

Kituba

Verb

kusa

1. to rub
2. to paint

Latvian

Verb

kusa

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of kust

Limos Kalinga

Noun

kusa

1. cat

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkusa/

Verb

kusa

1. third-person singular present of kusaś

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

kusa

1. cat

Malay

Etymology 1

Clipping of angkusa from Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa).

Noun

kusa (Jawi spelling کوسا, plural kusa-kusa, informal 1st possessive kusaku, 2nd possessive kusamu, 3rd possessive kusanya)

1. (Kedah) an elephant goad, ankus.

   Synonyms: kosa, angkus, angkusa

Etymology 2

Ungliding of kuasa.

Noun

kusa (plural kusa-kusa, informal 1st possessive kusaku, 2nd possessive kusamu, 3rd possessive kusanya)

1. (rare, archaic) power

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوس kosa or kusa”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 547
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kosa”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 613

Further reading

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.sa/
• Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: ku‧sa

Adjective

kusa

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kusy

Swazi

Etymology

From ku- +‎ -sa.

Noun

kûsá class 15

1. infinitive of -sa
2. dawn

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

Compare Danish kusse.

Noun

kusa c

1. (dialectal) the female genitalia

Declension

Declension of kusa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kusa	kusas
	definite	kusan	kusans
plural	indefinite	kusor	kusors
	definite	kusorna	kusornas

Derived terms

• kussimurra

References

• Fula Ordboken
• Slangopedia

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cosa — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkusaʔ/ [ˈkuː.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -usaʔ
• Syllabification: ku‧sa

Noun

kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)

1. initiative; volition; voluntary act

   Synonyms: boluntad, inisyatiba, sariling-palo

Derived terms

• kusain
• kusang-abuloy
• kusang-gawa
• kusang-loob
• kusang-palo
• magkusa
• pagkukusa
• pagkusaan

 

Adjective

kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)

1. voluntary

   Synonyms: boluntaryo, sadya, sinadya

Adverb

kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)

1. voluntarily

   Synonym: boluntaryo

References

• “kusa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 94

Anagrams

• suka

Yogad

Noun

kusá

1. cat

Yoruba

Etymology

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kù.sà/

Ideophone

kùsà

1. (of an entity) being dug up frantically

Noun

kùsà

1. (geology) mineral

   Synonym: àlùmọ́nì

Derived terms

• awakùsà (“miner”)
• iṣẹ́-òwò ajẹmọ́-ìwakùsà (“mining industry”)
• wakùsà (“to mine”)
• àṣẹ lórí kùsà (“mineral right”)
• ìwakùsà (“mining”)