# susu
## English
### Etymology

Possibly from West African Igbo isusu / esusu (“pooling the funds”) or Yoruba esúsú (“revolving loan fund”).

### Noun

susu (plural susus)
* (finance) An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.
    Hypernym: ROSCA
** 2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat Â Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund, →ISBN, page 9:The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings […]
** 2011, Tamara Mose Brown, Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 128:Irene empathized with her susu members as immigrants who were earning low wages in New York, but there appeared to be some socioeconomic advantages to being an organizer that she was not acknowledging.

### References

* ↑ Sasha Abramsky (2000 October 22) “NEW YORKERS & CO.; Newcomers Savings and Loan”, in New York Times‎

### Further reading

* Susu (informal loan club) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## 'Are'are
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Noun

susu
* (anatomy) breast

### References

* Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

## Chamorro
### Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *sus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Noun

susu
* (anatomy) breast

## Ewe
### Noun

susu
* idea
* thought

### Verb

susu
* to think

## French
### Etymology

Reduplication of sueur with clipping.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sy.sy/

### Noun

susu m (plural susus)
* (colloquial) sweat

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese sujo. Cognate with Kabuverdianu suja.

### Adjective

susu
* dirty

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ) (“breast”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. The current sense of "milk" is developed from "breast" (commonly displaced by payudara) → "breast milk" (now replaced by the specific term air susu ibu, literally "mother's milk water") → "milk" (generalized to all types of milk).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈsusu/ [ˈsu.su]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -usu
* Syllabification: su‧su

### Noun

susu (uncountable)
* (uncountable) milk:
    Aku minum segelas susu setiap hari. ― I drink a glass of milk every day.
** a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt
** a white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk
* (countable) breast
** (now colloquial, vulgar) two organs on the front of a female chest
    Kecil sekali susunya! ― (Those are) very small breasts!
** the analogous organs in other animals

#### Synonyms

* (milk): air susu
* (woman breasts): buah dada, tetek, payudara

#### Derived terms

* bersusu
* menyusu
* menyusui
* menyusukan
* penyusu
* penyusuan
* persusuan
* pesusu
* susuan
* susu asam
* susu awet
* susu bubuk
* susu formula
* susu formula ekstensif hidrolisat
* susu formula parsial hidrolisat
* susu kaleng; susu kental
* susu khusus diabetes
* susu kocok
* susu kuda liar
* susu kulit
* susu lanjutan
* susu macan
* susu mandi
* susu murni
* susu pasteurisasi
* susu pembersih
* susu pengganti
* susu puan
* susu segar
* susu sisa
* susu skim
* susu steril
* susu tepung
* susu tepung tanpa lemak

### Verb

susu
* to breastfeed
    Ibu itu sedang menyusui anaknya.The mother is breastfeeding her son.

### Further reading

* “susu” 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.

## Iranun
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu.

### Noun

susu
* breast

## Japanese
### Romanization

susu
* Rōmaji transcription of すす

## Javanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Noun

susu
* (uncountable) milk
    Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.I drink a glass of milk every day.
* (colloquial, vulgar) breasts (of a woman)
    Cilik banget susune!So small, her breasts are!

#### Synonyms

* (woman breasts): tetek, prembayun, tetya.
* (milk): santên.

## Kapampangan
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsusu/ [ˈsuː.su]
* Hyphenation: su‧su

#### Noun

súsu
* breast
* baby bottle

##### Derived terms

* makasusu
* pasusu
* pasusuan
* sisuan
* sumusu
* sususu

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susuq. Compare Ilocano soso, Tagalog suso, Cebuano suso, Old Javanese susuh, and Balinese susuh.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sʊˈsuʔ/ [sʊˈsuʔ]
* Hyphenation: su‧su

#### Noun

susû
* snail

##### Derived terms

* manyusu
* menusu

## Laboya
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Laboya huhhu (“milk”).

### Noun

susu
* (anatomy) female breast

### References

* Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “susu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 89

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

### Noun

susu
* (anatomy) breast

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /susu/
* Rhymes: -usu, -su, -u

### Noun

susu (Jawi spelling سوسو, informal 1st possessive susuku, 2nd possessive susumu, 3rd possessive susunya)
* (uncountable) milk
* (less used) breast (female organ)

#### Synonyms

* (milk): air susu
* (breast): payudara, tetek, buah dada

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: susu
* → Petjo: soesoe
* → Tok Pisin: susu

### Verb

susu
* to breastfeed

### Derived terms

* bersusu
* menyusu
* menyusukan
* penyusu
* penyusuan
* susuan
* gigi susu
* kepala susu
* kopi susu
* landak susu
* susu kocak
* susu pekat
* susu skim
* susu tepung
* tembikai susu

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “سوسو soesoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سوسو susu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 420
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “susu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507

### Further reading

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

## Maltese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuː.su/

### Verb

susu
* second-person plural imperative of sies

## Manchu
### Romanization

susu
* Romanization of ᠰᡠᠰᡠ

## Palauan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Oceanic, from Proto-Oceanic *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Palauan regularly has the sound change *s > t, found in tut.

### Noun

susu
* (anatomy) female breast
* milk

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Noun

susu
* milk

## Sardinian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin sūsum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsuːzu]

### Adverb

susu
* up
    Antonym: giosso

### References

* AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1612: “salite lassù!” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
* Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “súṡu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

## Sicilian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin sūsum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsusu/
* Hyphenation: sù‧su

### Adverb

susu
* up
    Antonym: jusu

### References

* AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1612: “salite lassù!” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
* Traina, Antonino (1868) “susu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4185

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

Probably a reduplication of English shoe.

### Noun

susu
* shoe

## Tagakaulu Kalagan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Noun

susu
* (anatomy) breast

## Tetum
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, compare Malay susu.

### Verb

susu
* to suck

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Noun

susu
* milk
* (anatomy) breast

#### Derived terms

* banis bilong susu

#### Related terms

* susuim (“suck”)

#### See also

* melek

## West Makian
### Etymology

From Malay susu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈs̪u.s̪u/

### Noun

susu
* breast

### Verb

susu
* (transitive) to suckle

#### Conjugation
### References

* James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

## Yakan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Noun

susu
* breast

#### Derived terms

* pasusu (“to breastfeed”)

## Ye'kwana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [susu]

### Noun

susu
* breast milk
* breast with milk

#### Derived terms

* susu yaichuumadü

### References

* Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “susu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
* Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎, Santa Barbara: University of California, page 217: “shushu etcudu”
* Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎, corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 178: “susu”