usa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "usa"

Languages (32)

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa. Akin to Ilocano ugsa, Dupaningan Agta ogsa, Indonesian rusa.

Noun

usa

1. deer

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

usá

1. one

Asturian

Verb

usa

1. third-person singular present indicative of usar
2. second-person singular imperative of usar

Betawi

Etymology

Inherited from Malay usah.

Adverb

usa

1. (always in the negative) it is necessary; there is a need

Usage notes

Only used in the negative, whether with kaga, ora, or (archaic) tra.

Related terms

• trusa

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈsa/ [ʔuˈsa]
• Hyphenation: u‧sa

Noun

usá (Basahan spelling ᜂᜐ)

1. deer

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usa

1. deer

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈu.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈu.za]

Verb

usa

1. inflection of usar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers ^(edit)

		10[a], [b]
	←  0	1	2  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: usá, (Mindanao) isá     Spanish cardinal: uno     Ordinal: una     Adverbial: makausá     Distributive: usa-úsa, tag-usá, tagsa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bisayan *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈsa/ [ʔʊˈs̪a]
• IPA^(key): (verb) /ˈʔusa/ [ˈʔu.s̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: u‧sa

Numeral

usá (Badlit spelling ᜂᜐ)

1. one; 1

   Synonym: uno

Usage notes

• Like any other numerals, it is often used with the linker "ka" to quantify an object/object that it modifies.

  Usa ka lalaki ― One man

  Usa ka babaye ― One woman

• The word buok (“piece; whole”) is sometimes used after ka.

  Usa ka buok lalaki ― One man

  Usa ka buok babaye ― One woman

Derived terms

• binagsa
• igtagsa
• inusaranhon
• isig-usa
• kahiusahan
• kas-a
• kausa
• magtagsa
• panalagsa
• tagsa
• tagsatagsa
• talagsa
• talagsaon
• tinagsa
• ulusahon
• usa ka pa
• usa pud
• usa sab
• usa sad
• usa'g usa
• usausa
• wala'y mausa

Pronoun

usá

1. a certain, unnamed person or thing (indefinite pronoun)
2. the other one (than what was mentioned)

   Person 1: kani? ― is this the one?

   Person 2: katong usa ― no, the other one

   1. (used with a time expression) the other time that passed

      dinhi siya usang adlaw ― he was here the other day

Verb

usa

1. to unite; to group things together into one

   Synonym: hiusa

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• sa — short form

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔusaʔ/ [ˈʔu.s̪ɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: u‧sa

Adverb

usà (Badlit spelling ᜂᜐ)

1. before; before doing, do beforehand
2. momentarily; for now, for the time being

Derived terms

• hulat sa
• taysa
• usa ka
• usa pa

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usa (Badlit spelling ᜂᜐ)

1. deer

   Synonym: binaw

Chamorro

Chamorro cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : usa

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

usa

1. (Old Chamorro) one (in general)

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *uxe.

Numeral

usa

1. seven

References

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974), Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page 149

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.za/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Verb

usa

1. third-person singular past historic of user

Anagrams

• sua

Galician

Verb

usa

1. inflection of usar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usa

1. deer

Interlingua

Verb

usa

1. present of usar
2. imperative of usar

Irish

Adjective

usa

1. alternative form of fusa

Mutation

Mutated forms of usa

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
usa	n-usa	husa	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “usa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.za/
• Rhymes: -uza
• Hyphenation: ù‧sa

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

usa

1. feminine singular of uso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

usa

1. inflection of usare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Derived terms

• usa e getta

Anagrams

• Sua, sua

Japanese

Romanization

usa

1. Rōmaji transcription of うさ

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usa

1. deer

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usa

1. deer

Latin

Pronunciation

• ūsa: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈuː.sa]
• ūsa: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈuː.s̬a]
• ūsā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈuː.saː]
• ūsā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈuː.s̬a]

Participle

ūsa

1. inflection of ūsus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

ūsā

1. ablative feminine singular of ūsus

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Determiner

ūsa (invariable)

1. our (plural) (genitive form of wi)
   • 9th c., Heliand, verse 621:

     that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: 'so is an usan bokun giscriƀan

     that he should be born in Bethleem: 'so it is written in our books'

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
singular	1st person		ik	mī, me, mik	mī	mīn
	2nd person		thū	thī, thik	thī	thīn
	3rd person	m	hē	ina	imu	is
		f	siu	sia	iru	ira
		n	it		it	is
dual	1st person		wit	unk		unkero, unka
	2nd person		git	ink		inker, inka
plural	1st person		wī, we	ūs, unsik	ūs	ūser
	2nd person		gī, ge	eu, iu, iuu		euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera
	3rd person	m	sia		im	iro
		f	sia
		n	siu

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.zɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uzɐ
• Hyphenation: u‧sa

Verb

usa

1. inflection of usar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Quechua

Noun

usa

1. louse

Declension

Declension of usa

	singular	plural
nominative	usa	usakuna
accusative	usata	usakunata
dative	usaman	usakunaman
genitive	usap	usakunap
locative	usapi	usakunapi
terminative	usakama	usakunakama
ablative	usamanta	usakunamanta
instrumental	usawan	usakunawan
comitative	usantin	usakunantin
abessive	usannaq	usakunannaq
comparative	usahina	usakunahina
causative	usarayku	usakunarayku
benefactive	usapaq	usakunapaq
associative	usapura	usakunapura
distributive	usanka	usakunanka
exclusive	usalla	usakunalla

Possessive forms of usa

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative usay usaykuna accusative usayta usaykunata dative usayman usaykunaman genitive usaypa usaykunap locative usaypi usaykunapi terminative usaykama usaykunakama ablative usaymanta usaykunamanta instrumental usaywan usaykunawan comitative usaynintin usaykunantin abessive usayninnaq usaykunannaq comparative usayhina usaykunahina causative usayrayku usaykunarayku benefactive usaypaq usaykunapaq associative usaypura usaykunapura distributive usayninka usaykunanka exclusive usaylla usaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative usayki usaykikuna accusative usaykita usaykikunata dative usaykiman usaykikunaman genitive usaykipa usaykikunap locative usaykipi usaykikunapi terminative usaykikama usaykikunakama ablative usaykimanta usaykikunamanta instrumental usaykiwan usaykikunawan comitative usaykintin usaykikunantin abessive usaykinnaq usaykikunannaq comparative usaykihina usaykikunahina causative usaykirayku usaykikunarayku benefactive usaykipaq usaykikunapaq associative usaykipura usaykikunapura distributive usaykinka usaykikunanka exclusive usaykilla usaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative usan usankuna accusative usanta usankunata dative usanman usankunaman genitive usanpa usankunap locative usanpi usankunapi terminative usankama usankunakama ablative usanmanta usankunamanta instrumental usanwan usankunawan comitative usanintin usankunantin abessive usanninnaq usankunannaq comparative usanhina usankunahina causative usanrayku usankunarayku benefactive usanpaq usankunapaq associative usanpura usankunapura distributive usaninka usankunanka exclusive usanlla usankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative usanchik usanchikkuna accusative usanchikta usanchikkunata dative usanchikman usanchikkunaman genitive usanchikpa usanchikkunap locative usanchikpi usanchikkunapi terminative usanchikkama usanchikkunakama ablative usanchikmanta usanchikkunamanta instrumental usanchikwan usanchikkunawan comitative usanchiknintin usanchikkunantin abessive usanchikninnaq usanchikkunannaq comparative usanchikhina usanchikkunahina causative usanchikrayku usanchikkunarayku benefactive usanchikpaq usanchikkunapaq associative usanchikpura usanchikkunapura distributive usanchikninka usanchikkunanka exclusive usanchiklla usanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative usayku usaykukuna accusative usaykuta usaykukunata dative usaykuman usaykukunaman genitive usaykupa usaykukunap locative usaykupi usaykukunapi terminative usaykukama usaykukunakama ablative usaykumanta usaykukunamanta instrumental usaykuwan usaykukunawan comitative usaykuntin usaykukunantin abessive usaykunnaq usaykukunannaq comparative usaykuhina usaykukunahina causative usaykurayku usaykukunarayku benefactive usaykupaq usaykukunapaq associative usaykupura usaykukunapura distributive usaykunka usaykukunanka exclusive usaykulla usaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative usaykichik usaykichikkuna accusative usaykichikta usaykichikkunata dative usaykichikman usaykichikkunaman genitive usaykichikpa usaykichikkunap locative usaykichikpi usaykichikkunapi terminative usaykichikkama usaykichikkunakama ablative usaykichikmanta usaykichikkunamanta instrumental usaykichikwan usaykichikkunawan comitative usaykichiknintin usaykichikkunantin abessive usaykichikninnaq usaykichikkunannaq comparative usaykichikhina usaykichikkunahina causative usaykichikrayku usaykichikkunarayku benefactive usaykichikpaq usaykichikkunapaq associative usaykichikpura usaykichikkunapura distributive usaykichikninka usaykichikkunanka exclusive usaykichiklla usaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative usanku usankukuna accusative usankuta usankukunata dative usankuman usankukunaman genitive usankupa usankukunap locative usankupi usankukunapi terminative usankukama usankukunakama ablative usankumanta usankukunamanta instrumental usankuwan usankukunawan comitative usankuntin usankukunantin abessive usankunnaq usankukunannaq comparative usankuhina usankukunahina causative usankurayku usankukunarayku benefactive usankupaq usankukunapaq associative usankupura usankukunapura distributive usankunka usankukunanka exclusive usankulla usankukunalla

Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *quca, from Proto-Oceanic *qusan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

usa

1. rain

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈusa/ [ˈu.sa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: u‧sa

Verb

usa

1. inflection of usar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Surigaonon

Surigaonon cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : usa

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *əsa, from Proto-Central Philippine * əsa, from Proto-Philippine *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa. Cognate with Cebuano usa and Waray-Waray usa.

Numeral

usá

1. one

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Noun

usa

1. wild pig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• osa — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa (cf. Dupaningan Agta ogsa, Eastern Bontoc ogsa, Ilocano ugsa, Malay rusa, Mansaka osa, Toba Batak ursa, Yogad utta). Also possibly from Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛśya, “antelope”), via Malay rusa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈsa/ [ʔʊˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: u‧sa

Noun

usá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ)

1. deer

   Synonym: pamurulan

2. venison (deer meat)

Derived terms

• iusa
• kausahan
• mausa
• umusa
• usahin
• usang-tao

See also

• alse
• libay
• pamung-ulan
• pilandok
• sungayan
• surip

Further reading

• “usa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 595: “Venado) Vſa (pc) animal conoçido”

Anagrams

• uas

Tandaganon

Tandaganon cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : usa

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *əsa, from Proto-Central Philippine * əsa, from Proto-Philippine *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa. Cognate with Cebuano usa and Waray-Waray usa.

Numeral

usá

1. one

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa. Akin to Ilocano ugsa, Dupaningan Agta ogsa, Indonesian rusa.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔusa/ [ʔʊˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: u‧sa

Noun

usa (Sulat Sūg spelling اُسَ)

1. deer

Turkish

Noun

usa

1. accusative singular of us

Waray-Waray

Waray-Waray cardinal numbers

	1	2  >
Cardinal : usa     Ordinal : siyahan

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

usá

1. one