gusi

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡu.si/
  • Hyphenation: gu‧si
  • Rhymes: -si, -i

Etymology 1

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From Malay gusi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gusi (gums), from Proto-Austronesian *gusi (gums).

Noun

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gusi (plural gusi-gusi, first-person possessive gusiku, second-person possessive gusimu, third-person possessive gusinya)

  1. (anatomy) gum: the flesh around the teeth.

Etymology 2

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From Malay gusi, probably from Persian گشا (gošâ, opening, loosening, solving).[1]

Noun

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gusi (plural gusi-gusi, first-person possessive gusiku, second-person possessive gusimu, third-person possessive gusinya)

  1. mizzen sail; gaff mainsail.

References

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  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gusi (gums), from Proto-Austronesian *gusi (gums).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -i
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Noun

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gusi (Jawi spelling ݢوسي, plural gusi-gusi, informal 1st possessive gusiku, 2nd possessive gusimu, 3rd possessive gusinya)

  1. (anatomy) gum

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: gusi

Further reading

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Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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gusi

  1. (Kuyavia) used to call geese

Further reading

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  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “gusi”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 623
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “gusi”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 271

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay guci (jar), from possibly Chinese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gusì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. large burial jar
  2. large vase of buried treasure (supposedly left by Hakka Chinese who migrated to pre-colonial Philippines)

See also

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Further reading

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  • gusi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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