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See also: Appendix:Variations of "isu"

Translingual

Etymology

From English Isu.

Symbol

isu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Isu.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Isu terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 椅子.

Noun

isu (plural isu)

  1. (sumo) An individual seat in the loft-like balcony of a sumo arena.

Synonyms

  • isu-seki

Anagrams

Alcozauca Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

  1. deer

References

  • Stark C., Sharon (Sara), Audrey (Andrea) Johnson P. and Benita González de Guzmán (compilers) (1999), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Xochapa, Guerrero‎, 2nd ed. edition, SIL, published 2005

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iso.

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

isu (genitive isu, partitive isu)

  1. appetite

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation), singular ...

Derived terms

See also

  • apetiit
  • söögiisu

Further reading

  • “isu”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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Ilocano

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Austronesian *i and Proto-Austronesian *su. Compare Pangasinan so.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈsu/
  • Hyphenation: i‧su

Pronoun

isú

  1. Third-person singular absolutive independent pronoun; he, she, him, her, it
    Synonym: isuna
    Mapanak no isu ti mapan. ― I will go if he/she goes.
  2. the same, the identical thing, the one
    Synonym: isuna
    No asino ti agkadutdot, isu ti agkakuyog.
    Birds of a feather flock together.
    (literally, “Whoever has the same feathers, the same go together.”)

Usage notes

  • This pronoun does not have an absolutive enclitic form. It is optional to add the pronoun (where grammatical) for clarification.
    Rumuar. ― (He/she/it) went out.
    Rumuar isu. ― He/she/it went out.

Derived terms

  • agin-iisu
  • agpayso
  • apagisu
  • ay isu
  • ipayso
  • is-isu
  • isu amin
  • isu laeng no
  • isu met laeng
  • isu nga
  • isu pay
  • isu ti gapuna
  • isuna laeng ta
  • kakaisuna
  • kinaagpayso
  • kinaagpaysona
  • mapaysuan
  • napaypayso
  • payso
  • paysuen
  • pumayso
  • umisu

See also

More information Person, Number ...

1Regional variants.
2Null morpheme: there is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used.
3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.

More information Actor, Patient ...

4Reflexive pronouns use the bagí form.
5 isu or isuna may also be added after the enclitics in this column.

Interjection

isu (Cordillera)

  1. (informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism; really
    A: Napanen isuda.
    B: Ay isu?
    A: They already went.
    B: Really?

Usage notes

  • This is usually preceded by ay.
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Indonesian

Etymology

From English issue, from Middle English issue, from Old French issue (“an exit, a way out”), feminine past participle of issir (“to exit”), from Latin exeō (“go out, exit”), from prefix ex- (“out”) + eō (“go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪsu/
  • Hyphenation: isu

Noun

isu (plural isu-isu)

  1. issue: any question or situation to be resolved
  2. (colloquial) rumor, rumour: a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth
    Synonyms: desas-desus, kabar angin

Derived terms

  • mengisukan

Further reading

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Japanese

Romanization

isu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いす

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English issue, from Middle English issue, from Old French issue (“an exit, a way out”), feminine past participle of issir (“to exit”), from Latin exeō (“go out, exit”), from prefix ex- (“out”) + eō (“go”).

Pronunciation

Noun

isu (Jawi spelling ايسو)

  1. issue (question or situation to be resolved)
    Synonyms: perkara pokok, persoalan

Further reading

  • "isu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
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Mansaka

Noun

isù

  1. young child

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isù

  1. deer

References

  • Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986), Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 19

Tuvaluan

Noun

isu

  1. nose

Umbundu

Noun

isu (i-ova class, plural ovasu)

  1. eye

Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

  1. deer

References

  • Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Tu̱ꞌun na̱ ñuu Ki̱yaa xíꞌin na̱ xiyo oeste ñuu Skuíya: Mixteco del oeste de Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca‎, third edition (overall work in Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec and Spanish), 2014, page 11

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Noun

isu

  1. (chiefly NWY) alternative form of iṣu (“yam”)

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

  1. deer

References

  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 11

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ī́su class 5 (plural amásu class 6)

  1. means, method
    Synonym: icebo
  2. plan of action, scheme, strategy
    Synonym: icebo
  3. recipe
    Synonym: iresiphi

Inflection

More information singular, plural ...

References

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