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kusa

See also: kusą, kuša, kuşa, and куса

Faroese

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Noun

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kusa f (genitive singular kusu, plural kusur)

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

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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

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Hausa

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

Adverb

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kusa

  1. near, nearby

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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kusa f (genitive singular kusu, nominative plural kusur)

  1. (endearing) cow

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    Declension of kusa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kusa kusan kusur kusurnar
accusative kusu kusuna kusur kusurnar
dative kusu kusunni kusum kusunum
genitive kusu kusunnar kusa kusanna

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kusa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くさ

Kituba

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Verb

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kusa

  1. to rub
  2. to paint

Latvian

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Verb

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kusa

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

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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kusa

  1. cat

Lower Sorbian

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Verb

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kusa

  1. third-person singular present of kusaś

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Noun

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kusa

  1. cat

Malay

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of angkusa from Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa).

Noun

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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

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Ungliding of kuasa.

Noun

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

  1. (rare, archaic) power

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  • 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

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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kusa

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kusy

Swazi

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Etymology

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From ku- +‎ -sa.

Noun

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kûsá class 15

  1. infinitive of -sa
  2. dawn

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

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Etymology

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Compare Danish kusse.

Noun

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kusa c

  1. (dialectal) the female genitalia

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Declension of kusa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kusa kusan kusor kusorna
Genitive kusas kusans kusors kusornas

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Tagalog

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kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)

  1. initiative; volition; voluntary act
    Synonyms: boluntad, inisyatiba, sariling-palo

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Adjective

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kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)

  1. voluntary
    Synonyms: boluntaryo, sadya, sinadya

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kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)

  1. voluntarily
    Synonym: boluntaryo

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Anagrams

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Yogad

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Noun

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kusá

  1. cat

Yoruba

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Etymology

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Noun sense derives from ideophone sense

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Ideophone

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kùsà

  1. (of an entity) being dug up frantically

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kùsà

  1. (geology) mineral
    Synonym: àlùmọ́nì

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