busu

Latvian

Noun

busu m

1. inflection of buss:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.su/

Verb

busu

1. second-person plural imperative of bies

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

busu f (definite singular buso, indefinite plural busur, definite plural busune)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of bose

Swahili

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian بوسه (bōsa), through an Arabic intermediate; compare Omani Arabic بوس (būs) and Arabic بَاسَ (bāsa, verb), the imperative of which would regularly yield the Swahili verb.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

busu class V (plural mabusu class VI)

1. kiss

   Synonym: kisi

Verb

-busu (infinitive kubusu)

1. to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of -busu
Positive present -nabusu Subjunctive -busu Negative -busu Imperative singular busu
Infinitives
Positive kubusu Negative kutobusu
Imperatives
Singular busu Plural busuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubusu Positive past positive subject concord + -libusu Negative past negative subject concord + -kubusu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabusu) Singular Plural 1st person ninabusu/nabusu tunabusu 2nd person unabusu mnabusu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabusu wanabusu other classes positive subject concord + -nabusu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -busu) Singular Plural 1st person sibusu hatubusu 2nd person hubusu hambusu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habusu hawabusu other classes negative subject concord + -busu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabusu Negative future negative subject concord + -tabusu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -busu) Singular Plural 1st person nibusu tubusu 2nd person ubusu mbusu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusu wabusu other classes positive subject concord + -busu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibusu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebusu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebusu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibusu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibusu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abusu) Singular Plural 1st person nabusu twabusu 2nd person wabusu mwabusu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusu wabusu m-mi(III/IV) wabusu yabusu ji-ma(V/VI) labusu yabusu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabusu vyabusu n(IX/X) yabusu zabusu u(XI) wabusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabusu pa(XVI) pabusu mu(XVIII) mwabusu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebusu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabusu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabusu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibusu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobusu Consecutive kabusu / positive subject concord + -kabusu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabusu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibusu -tubusu 2nd person -kubusu -wabusu/-kubusuni/-wabusuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbusu -wabusu m-mi(III/IV) -ubusu -ibusu ji-ma(V/VI) -libusu -yabusu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibusu -vibusu n(IX/X) -ibusu -zibusu u(XI) -ubusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubusu pa(XVI) -pabusu mu(XVIII) -mubusu Reflexive -jibusu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -busu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -busuye -busuo m-mi(III/IV) -busuo -busuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -busulo -busuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -busucho -busuvyo n(IX/X) -busuyo -busuzo u(XI) -busuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -busuko pa(XVI) -busupo mu(XVIII) -busumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -busu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebusu -obusu m-mi(III/IV) -obusu -yobusu ji-ma(V/VI) -lobusu -yobusu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobusu -vyobusu n(IX/X) -yobusu -zobusu u(XI) -obusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobusu pa(XVI) -pobusu mu(XVIII) -mobusu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Synonyms

• -nonea

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -busiana (“to kiss each other”)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbu.su]

Verb

busu

1. (transitive) to dislike

Conjugation

Conjugation of busu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tobusu	fobusu	mibusu
2nd person		nobusu	nibusu
3rd person	masculine	obusu	ibusu yobusu (archaic)
	feminine	mobusu
	neuter	ibusu

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh