nusa

== Balinese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. === Noun === nusa (Balinese script ᬦᬸᬲ) island (area of land completely surrounded by water) === References === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Chiquihuitlán Mazatec == === Noun === nusa sweet potato == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. False cognate of Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈnusa/ [ˈnu.sa] Rhymes: -usa Syllabification: nu‧sa === Noun === nusa (plural nusa-nusa) (literary, poetic) island Synonyms: dwipa, pulau ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI “nusa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === nusa Rōmaji transcription of ぬさ == Javanese == === Romanization === nusa romanization of ꦤꦸꦱ (“island”) == Malay == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. False cognate of Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈnusa/ [ˈnu.sa] (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈnusə/ [ˈnu.sə] (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) Rhymes: -usə, -sə, -ə Hyphenation: nu‧sa === Noun === nusa (Jawi spelling نوسا, plural nusa-nusa or nusa2) island (area of land completely surrounded by water) ==== Synonyms ==== pulau / ڤولاو === Further reading === "nusa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Nupe == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nũ̄.sā/ === Noun === nusa (plural nusazhì) elder Synonym: jìgbán Antonym: egi old age ==== Derived terms ==== jin nusa (“to be old”) == Sangir == === Etymology === From Proto-Philippine *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. === Noun === nusa island (area of land completely surrounded by water) == Sundanese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. === Noun === nusa island (area of land completely surrounded by water) === Further reading === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Verb === -nusa (infinitive kunusa) to sniff ==== Conjugation ====