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Aklanon

Etymology

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

Noun

usa

  1. 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

  1. one

Asturian

Verb

usa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of usar
  2. second-person singular imperative of usar

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈsa/,
  • Hyphenation: u‧sa

Noun

usá (Basahan spelling ᜂᜐ)

  1. deer

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usa

  1. deer

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

usa

  1. inflection of usar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers (edit)
10[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  0 1 2  →  10  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: usá, (Mindanao) isá
    Spanish cardinal: uno
    Ordinal: una
    Adverbial: makausá
    Distributive: usá-usá

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈsa/,
  • Hyphenation: u‧sa

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.

Numeral

usá

  1. 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 lalakiOne man
    Usa ka babayeOne woman
  • The word buok (piece; whole) is sometimes used after ka.
    Usa ka buok lalakiOne man
    Usa ka buok babayeOne woman

Pronoun

usá

  1. one unnamed person or thing
  2. any person (people in general)
  3. the other one (of several)
    1. (used with a time expression: e.g. day) the other time that passed (e.g. the other day)

Verb

usá

  1. to unite; to group things together into one

Etymology 2

Adverb

usa

  1. before; before doing, do beforehand
  2. momentarily; for now, for the time being

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usá

  1. deer
    Synonym: binaw

Chamorro

Chamorro cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : usa

Etymology

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

Numeral

usa

  1. (Old Chamorro) one (in general)

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *uxe.

Numeral

usa

  1. 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(key): /y.za/
  • (file)

Verb

usa

  1. third-person singular past historic of user

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

usa

  1. inflection of usar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usa

  1. deer

Interlingua

Verb

usa

  1. present of usar
  2. imperative of usar

Irish

Adjective

usa

  1. Alternative form of fusa

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
usa n-usa husa not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.za/
  • Rhymes: -uza
  • Hyphenation: ù‧sa

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

usa

  1. feminine singular of uso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

usa

  1. inflection of usare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
Derived terms

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

usa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うさ

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.

Noun

usa

  1. deer

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

ūsa

  1. inflection of ūsus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

ūsā

  1. ablative feminine singular of ūsus

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Determiner

ūsa (invariable)

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

Declension

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uzɐ
  • Hyphenation: u‧sa

Verb

usa

  1. inflection of usar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Quechua

Noun

usa

  1. louse

Declension

Rotuman

Etymology

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

Noun

usa

  1. rain

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈusa/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: u‧sa

Verb

usa

  1. inflection of usar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Surigaonon

Surigaonon cardinal numbers
1 2  > 
    Cardinal : usa

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

  1. one

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Noun

usa

  1. wild pig

Tagalog

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

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈsa/,
  • Hyphenation: u‧sa

Noun

usá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ)

  1. deer
    Synonym: pamurulan
  2. venison (deer meat)

See also

Tandaganon

Tandaganon cardinal numbers
1 2  > 
    Cardinal : usa

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

  1. one

Tausug

Etymology

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

Noun

usa

  1. deer

Turkish

Noun

usa

  1. accusative singular of us

Waray-Waray

Waray-Waray cardinal numbers
1 2  > 
    Cardinal : usa
    Ordinal : siyahan

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

  1. one