nusa

See also: nūsa and nuša

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Noun

nusa (Balinese script ᬦᬸᬲ)

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Chiquihuitlán Mazatec

Noun

nusa

1. sweet potato

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnusa/ [ˈnu.sa]
• Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: nu‧sa

Noun

nusa

1. (rare, poetic) synonym of pulau (“island”)

Related terms

• Nusantara

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Japanese

Romanization

nusa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬさ

Javanese

Romanization

nusa

1. romanization of ꦤꦸꦱ (“island”)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Pronunciation

• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈnusa/ [ˈnu.sa]
• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈnusə/ [ˈnu.sə]
• Rhymes: -usə, -sə, -ə
• Hyphenation: nu‧sa

Noun

nusa (Jawi spelling نوسا, plural nusa-nusa)

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Synonyms

• pulau / ڤولاو

Further reading

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

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nũ̄.sā/

Noun

nusa (plural nusazhì)

1. elder

   Synonym: jìgbán

   Antonym: egi

2. old age

Derived terms

• jin nusa (“to be old”)

Sangir

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Noun

nusa

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Noun

nusa

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-nusa (infinitive kunusa)

1. to sniff

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nusa
Positive present -nanusa Subjunctive -nuse Negative -nusi Imperative singular nusa
Infinitives
Positive kunusa Negative kutonusa
Imperatives
Singular nusa Plural nuseni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunusa Positive past positive subject concord + -linusa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunusa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanusa) Singular Plural 1st person ninanusa/nanusa tunanusa 2nd person unanusa mnanusa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananusa wananusa other classes positive subject concord + -nanusa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nusi) Singular Plural 1st person sinusi hatunusi 2nd person hunusi hamnusi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanusi hawanusi other classes negative subject concord + -nusi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanusa Negative future negative subject concord + -tanusa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuse) Singular Plural 1st person ninuse tunuse 2nd person unuse mnuse 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuse wanuse other classes positive subject concord + -nuse
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinuse Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenusa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenusa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinusa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinusa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anusa) Singular Plural 1st person nanusa twanusa 2nd person wanusa mwanusa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anusa wanusa m-mi(III/IV) wanusa yanusa ji-ma(V/VI) lanusa yanusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanusa vyanusa n(IX/X) yanusa zanusa u(XI) wanusa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanusa pa(XVI) panusa mu(XVIII) mwanusa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menusa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanusa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janusa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinusa "If not" positive subject concord + -siponusa Consecutive kanusa / positive subject concord + -kanusa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanuse
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninusa -tunusa 2nd person -kunusa -wanusa/-kunuseni/-wanuseni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnusa -wanusa m-mi(III/IV) -unusa -inusa ji-ma(V/VI) -linusa -yanusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinusa -vinusa n(IX/X) -inusa -zinusa u(XI) -unusa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunusa pa(XVI) -panusa mu(XVIII) -munusa Reflexive -jinusa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nusa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nusaye -nusao m-mi(III/IV) -nusao -nusayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nusalo -nusayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nusacho -nusavyo n(IX/X) -nusayo -nusazo u(XI) -nusao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nusako pa(XVI) -nusapo mu(XVIII) -nusamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nusa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenusa -onusa m-mi(III/IV) -onusa -yonusa ji-ma(V/VI) -lonusa -yonusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonusa -vyonusa n(IX/X) -yonusa -zonusa u(XI) -onusa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konusa pa(XVI) -ponusa mu(XVIII) -monusa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.