# kusa
## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰuːsa/
    Rhymes: -uːsa

### Noun

kusa f (genitive singular kusu, plural kusur)
* (rare) udder, breast
* (endearing) cow
* (vulgar) pussy

#### Synonyms

* (cow): kúgv
* (pussy): kunta, fisa, lall, pill

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

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

### Adverb

kusa
* near, nearby

## Icelandic
### Alternative forms

* kussa

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰʏːsa/
    Rhymes: -ʏːsa

### Noun

kusa f (genitive singular kusu, nominative plural kusur)
* (endearing) cow
    Synonyms: kýr, belja

#### Related terms

* kus-kus, kusa-kus
* kusi, kussi

## Japanese
### Romanization

kusa
* Rōmaji transcription of くさ

## Kituba
### Verb

kusa
* to rub
* to paint

## Latvian
### Verb

kusa
* third-person singular/plural past indicative of kust

## Limos Kalinga
### Noun

kusa
* cat

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkusa/

### Verb

kusa
* third-person singular present of kusaś

## Lubuagan Kalinga
### Noun

kusa
* cat

## Malay
### Etymology 1

Clipping of angkusa from Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa).

#### Noun

kusa (Jawi spelling کوسا, plural kusa-kusa, informal 1st possessive kusaku, 2nd possessive kusamu, 3rd possessive kusanya)
* (Kedah) an elephant goad, ankus.
    Synonyms: kosa, angkus, angkusa

### Etymology 2

Ungliding of kuasa.

#### Noun

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

### References

* 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

### Further reading

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

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈku.sa/
* Rhymes: -usa
* Syllabification: ku‧sa

### Adjective

kusa
* feminine nominative/vocative singular of kusy

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkusa]

### Noun

kusa
* genitive singular of kus

## Swazi
### Etymology

From ku- +‎ -sa.

### Noun

kûsá class 15
* infinitive of -sa
* dawn

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Swedish
### Etymology

Compare Danish kusse.

### Noun

kusa c
* (dialectal) the female genitalia

#### Derived terms

* kussimurra

### References

* Fula Ordboken
* Slangopedia

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* cosa — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkusaʔ/ [ˈkuː.sɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -usaʔ
* Syllabification: ku‧sa

### Noun

kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)
* initiative; volition; voluntary act
    Synonyms: boluntad, inisyatiba, sariling-palo

#### Derived terms

* kusain
* kusang-abuloy
* kusang-gawa
* kusang-loob
* kusang-palo
* magkusa
* pagkukusa
* pagkusaan

### Adjective

kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)
* voluntary
    Synonyms: boluntaryo, sadya, sinadya

### Adverb

kusà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ)
* voluntarily
    Synonym: boluntaryo

### References

* “kusa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 94

### Anagrams

* suka

## Yogad
### Noun

kusá
* cat

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kù.sà/

### Ideophone

kùsà
* (of an entity) being dug up frantically

### Noun

kùsà
* (geology) mineral
    Synonym: àlùmọ́nì

#### Derived terms

* awakùsà (“miner”)
* iṣẹ́-òwò ajẹmọ́-ìwakùsà (“mining industry”)
* wakùsà (“to mine”)
* àṣẹ lórí kùsà (“mineral right”)
* ìwakùsà (“mining”)