eusi

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həsi (“flesh; meat”), from Proto-Austronesian *Səsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɨsi/

• Audio:

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Noun

eusi (Sundanese script ᮉᮞᮤ)

1. content
2. essence

Derived terms

• dieusian
• eusian
• ngeusi
• ngeusian
• pangeusi

Further reading

• "EUSI", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin. Compare Zulu mphisolo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

-eusi (declinable)

1. black
2. dark

Declension

Inflected forms of -eusi

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mweusi	weusi
m-mi class(III/IV)	mweusi	myeusi
ji-ma class(V/VI)	jeusi	meusi
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	cheusi	vyeusi
n class(IX/X)	nyeusi	nyeusi
u class(XI)	mweusi	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	peusi
ku class(XVII)	kweusi
mu class(XVIII)	mweusi

Antonyms

• -eupe

See also

Colors in Swahili · rangi (layout · text)

-eupe	-a kijivujivu ; -a kijivu	-eusi
-ekundu	-a machungwa; -a hudhurungi ; -a kahawia	-a manjano ; -a kimanjano ; -a njano ; -a dhahabu
-a manjani giza	-a kibichi ; -a kijani	-a manjani mwangaza
-a bluu mwangaza	-a samawati	-a bluu
-a urujuani	-a zambarau	-a waridi ; -a pinki