# isu
## English
### Etymology

From Japanese 椅子.

### Noun

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

#### Synonyms

* isu-seki

### Anagrams

* IUs, SIU, Siu, Sui, UIs

## Alcozauca Mixtec
### Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

### Noun

isu
* 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)
* appetite

#### Derived terms

* head isu

#### 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

## Ilocano
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /iˈsu/
* Hyphenation: i‧su

### Pronoun

isú
* 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.
* 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
### Interjection

isu (Cordillera)
* (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 preceeded by ay.

## 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: /ˈɪsu/
* Hyphenation: isu

### Noun

isu (uncountable)
* issue: any question or situation to be resolved.
* (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

* “isu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

isu
* 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

* (English-based) IPA: [i.ʃu]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
** Rhymes: -ʃu, -u
* (Baku) IPA: [i.su]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
** Rhymes: -su, -u
* Hyphenation: i‧su

### Noun

isu (Jawi spelling ايسو)
* issue (question or situation to be resolved)
    Synonyms: perkara pokok, persoalan

### Further reading

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

## Mansaka
### Noun

isù
* young child

## San Juan Colorado Mixtec
### Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

### Noun

isù
* 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
* nose

## Umbundu
### Noun

isu (i-ova class, plural ovasu)
* eye

## Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec
### Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

### Noun

isu
* 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

* IPA: /ī.sū/

### Noun

isu
* (chiefly NWY) Alternative form of iṣu (“yam”)

## Yosondúa Mixtec
### Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

### Noun

isu
* 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

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /íːsu/

### Noun

ī́su class 5 (plural amásu class 6)
* means, method
    Synonym: icebo
* plan of action, scheme, strategy
    Synonym: icebo
* recipe
    Synonym: iresiphi

#### Inflection

Class 5/6 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | isu | amasu |
| Locative | eswini | emaswini |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | isu | isu | amasu | amasu |
| Simple form | lisu | lisu | masu | masu |
| Locative | eswini | eswini | emaswini | emaswini |
| Copulative | yisu | yisu | ngamasu | ngamasu |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | 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 |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-su”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-su (3.2.9)”