# usa
## Aklanon
### Etymology

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

### Noun

usa
* 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
* one

## Asturian
### Verb

usa
* third-person singular present indicative of usar
* second-person singular imperative of usar

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔuˈsa/ [ʔuˈsa]
* Hyphenation: u‧sa

### Noun

usá (Basahan spelling ᜂᜐ)
* deer

## Brooke's Point Palawano
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

### Noun

usa
* deer

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈu.zə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈu.za]

### Verb

usa
* inflection of usar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Cebuano
### 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: /ʔuˈsa/ [ʔʊˈs̪a]
* IPA: (verb) /ˈʔusa/ [ˈʔu.s̪ɐ]
* Hyphenation: u‧sa

#### Numeral

usá (Badlit spelling ᜂᜐ)
* 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
* a certain, unnamed person or thing (indefinite pronoun)
* the other one (than what was mentioned)
    Person 1: kani? ― is this the one?
    Person 2: katong usa ― no, the other one
** (used with a time expression) the other time that passed
    dinhi siya usang adlaw ― he was here the other day

#### Verb

usa
* to unite; to group things together into one
    Synonym: hiusa

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* sa — short form

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔusaʔ/ [ˈʔu.s̪ɐʔ]
* Hyphenation: u‧sa

#### Adverb

usà (Badlit spelling ᜂᜐ)
* before; before doing, do beforehand
* 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)
* deer
    Synonym: binaw

## Chamorro
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

usa
* (Old Chamorro) one (in general)

## Chayuco Mixtec
### Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *uxe.

### Numeral

usa
* 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: /y.za/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

usa
* third-person singular past historic of user

### Anagrams

* sua

## Galician
### Verb

usa
* inflection of usar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

### Noun

usa
* deer

## Interlingua
### Verb

usa
* present of usar
* imperative of usar

## Irish
### Adjective

usa
* Alternative form of fusa

### Mutation

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: /ˈu.za/
* Rhymes: -uza
* Hyphenation: ù‧sa

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

usa
* feminine singular of uso

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

usa
* inflection of usare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

##### Derived terms

* usa e getta

### Anagrams

* Sua, sua

## Japanese
### Romanization

usa
* Rōmaji transcription of うさ

## Kagayanen
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

### Noun

usa
* deer

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

### Noun

usa
* deer

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* ūsa: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈuː.sa/, [ˈuːs̠ä]
* ūsa: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈu.sa/, [ˈuːs̬ä]
* ūsā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈuː.saː/, [ˈuːs̠äː]
* ūsā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈu.sa/, [ˈuːs̬ä]

### Participle

ūsa
* inflection of ūsus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Participle

ūsā
* ablative feminine singular of ūsus

## Old Saxon
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

### Determiner

ūsa (invariable)
* our (plural) (genitive form of wi)
** 9th c., Heliand, verse 621:
    that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: 'so is an usan bokun giscriƀanthat he should be born in Bethleem: 'so it is written in our books'

#### Declension
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈu.zɐ/
* Rhymes: -uzɐ
* Hyphenation: u‧sa

### Verb

usa
* inflection of usar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Quechua
### Noun

usa
* louse

#### Declension
## Rotuman
### Etymology

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

### Noun

usa
* rain

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈusa/ [ˈu.sa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -usa
* Syllabification: u‧sa

### Verb

usa
* inflection of usar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Surigaonon
### 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
* one

## Tagakaulu Kalagan
### Noun

usa
* 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: /ʔuˈsa/ [ʔʊˈsa]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: u‧sa

### Noun

usá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ)
* deer
    Synonym: pamurulan
* 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
### 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
* one

## Tausug
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

usa (Sulat Sūg spelling اُسَ)
* deer

## Turkish
### Noun

usa
* accusative singular of us

## Waray-Waray
### 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
* one