isu

From Japanese 椅子.

isu (plural isu)

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

• isu-seki

• IUs, SIU, Siu, Sui, UIs

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

isu

1. deer

• 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

From Proto-Finnic *iso.

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isu (genitive isu, partitive isu)

1. appetite

• head isu

• apetiit
• söögiisu

• “isu”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

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

• IPA^(key): /iˈsu/
• Hyphenation: i‧su

isú

1. 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.

2. 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.”)

• 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.

isu (Cordillera)

1. (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?

• This is usually preceeded by ay.

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪsu/
• Hyphenation: isu

isu (first-person possessive isuku, second-person possessive isumu, third-person possessive isunya)

1. issue: any question or situation to be resolved.
2. (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

• “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.

isu

1. Rōmaji transcription of いす

From English issue.

isu

1. issue

isù

1. young child

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

isù

1. deer

• 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

isu

1. nose

isu (i-ova class, plural ovasu)

1. eye

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

isu

1. deer

• 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

• IPA^(key): /ī.sū/

isu

1. (chiefly NWY) Alternative form of iṣu (“yam”)

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

isu

1. deer

• 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

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

• IPA^(key): /íːsu/

ī́su class 5 (plural amásu class 6)

1. means, method

   Synonym: icebo

2. plan of action, scheme, strategy

   Synonym: icebo

3. recipe

   Synonym: iresiphi

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