See also: Ísu, īsu, ISU, iṣu, i-su, and ì-sù

English

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Etymology

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Japanese 椅子.

Noun

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isu (plural isu)

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

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Alcozauca Mixtec

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

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isu

  1. deer

References

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  • Stark C., Sharon (Sara), Audrey (Andrea) Johnson P. and Benita González de Guzmán (compilers) (1999) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Xochapa, Guerrero[1], 2nd ed. edition, SIL, published 2005

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *iso.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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isu (genitive isu, partitive isu)

  1. appetite

Declension

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Declension of isu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative isu isud
accusative nom.
gen. isu
genitive isude
partitive isu isusid
illative issu
isusse
isudesse
inessive isus isudes
elative isust isudest
allative isule isudele
adessive isul isudel
ablative isult isudelt
translative isuks isudeks
terminative isuni isudeni
essive isuna isudena
abessive isuta isudeta
comitative isuga isudega

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Further reading

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  • 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

Ilocano

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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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

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  • 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.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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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) + (go).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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isu (first-person possessive isuku, second-person possessive isumu, third-person possessive isunya)

  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

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Japanese

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Romanization

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isu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いす

Malay

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Etymology

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From English issue.

Noun

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isu

  1. issue

Mansaka

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Noun

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isù

  1. young child

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

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isù

  1. deer

References

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  • Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 19

Tuvaluan

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Noun

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isu

  1. nose

Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

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isu

  1. deer

References

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  • Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Tu̱ꞌun na̱ ñuu Ki̱yaa xíꞌin na̱ xiyo oeste ñuu Skuíya: Mixteco del oeste de Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca[3], third edition (overall work in Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec and Spanish), 2014, page 11

Yoruba

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Isu

Pronunciation

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Noun

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isu

  1. (chiefly NWY) Alternative form of iṣu (yam)

Yosondúa Mixtec

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

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isu

  1. deer

References

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  • 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)‎[4] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 11

Zulu

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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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

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Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form isu amasu
Locative eswini emaswini
Singular Plural
Full form isu amasu
Simple form lisu masu
Locative eswini emaswini
Copulative yisu ngamasu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wesu owesu wamasu owamasu
Class 2 besu abesu bamasu abamasu
Class 3 wesu owesu wamasu owamasu
Class 4 yesu eyesu yamasu eyamasu
Class 5 lesu elesu lamasu elamasu
Class 6 esu awesu amasu awamasu
Class 7 sesu esesu samasu esamasu
Class 8 zesu ezesu zamasu ezamasu
Class 9 yesu eyesu yamasu eyamasu
Class 10 zesu ezesu zamasu ezamasu
Class 11 lwesu olwesu lwamasu olwamasu
Class 14 besu obesu bamasu obamasu
Class 15 kwesu okwesu kwamasu okwamasu
Class 17 kwesu okwesu kwamasu okwamasu

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