masu

See also: māsu, māšu, mäsu, and -masu

English

Etymology 1

From Inupiaq masu.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmasuː/

Noun

masu

1. A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.

Etymology 2

From Japanese 枡.

Noun

masu (plural masu)

1. A square wooden box, originally used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period.

Translations

square wooden box

• Dutch: masu m
• French: masu (fr) m
• German: Masu m
• Japanese: 枡 (ja) (ます, masu)
• Portuguese: masu (pt) m

Etymology 3

From Japanese 鱒 (masu, “trout, sea trout, salmon”).

Noun

masu (plural masu)

1. masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)

See also

• masu-seki (possibly etymologically unrelated, but it is Japanese, like previous etymologies.)

Anagrams

• AMUs, MSAU, MUAs, Maus, Musa, UMAs, USMA, amus, aums, saum

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmasu/ [ˈmʌsʊ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧su

Noun

másu m 

1. thickness

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmasu]

Noun

masu

1. dative/locative singular of maso

Finnish

Alternative forms

• massu

Etymology

Childish form of maha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsu/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧su

Noun

masu (colloquial, childish)

1. tummy

Declension

Inflection of masu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		masu	masut
genitive		masun	masujen
partitive		masua	masuja
illative		masuun	masuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		masu	masut
accusative	nom.	masu	masut
	gen.	masun
genitive		masun	masujen
partitive		masua	masuja
inessive		masussa	masuissa
elative		masusta	masuista
illative		masuun	masuihin
adessive		masulla	masuilla
ablative		masulta	masuilta
allative		masulle	masuille
essive		masuna	masuina
translative		masuksi	masuiksi
abessive		masutta	masuitta
instructive		—	masuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of masu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative masuni masuni accusative nom. masuni masuni gen. masuni genitive masuni masujeni partitive masuani masujani inessive masussani masuissani elative masustani masuistani illative masuuni masuihini adessive masullani masuillani ablative masultani masuiltani allative masulleni masuilleni essive masunani masuinani translative masukseni masuikseni abessive masuttani masuittani instructive — — comitative — masuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative masusi masusi accusative nom. masusi masusi gen. masusi genitive masusi masujesi partitive masuasi masujasi inessive masussasi masuissasi elative masustasi masuistasi illative masuusi masuihisi adessive masullasi masuillasi ablative masultasi masuiltasi allative masullesi masuillesi essive masunasi masuinasi translative masuksesi masuiksesi abessive masuttasi masuittasi instructive — — comitative — masuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative masumme masumme accusative nom. masumme masumme gen. masumme genitive masumme masujemme partitive masuamme masujamme inessive masussamme masuissamme elative masustamme masuistamme illative masuumme masuihimme adessive masullamme masuillamme ablative masultamme masuiltamme allative masullemme masuillemme essive masunamme masuinamme translative masuksemme masuiksemme abessive masuttamme masuittamme instructive — — comitative — masuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative masunne masunne accusative nom. masunne masunne gen. masunne genitive masunne masujenne partitive masuanne masujanne inessive masussanne masuissanne elative masustanne masuistanne illative masuunne masuihinne adessive masullanne masuillanne ablative masultanne masuiltanne allative masullenne masuillenne essive masunanne masuinanne translative masuksenne masuiksenne abessive masuttanne masuittanne instructive — — comitative — masuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative masunsa masunsa accusative nom. masunsa masunsa gen. masunsa genitive masunsa masujensa partitive masuaan masuansa masujaan masujansa inessive masussaan masussansa masuissaan masuissansa elative masustaan masustansa masuistaan masuistansa illative masuunsa masuihinsa adessive masullaan masullansa masuillaan masuillansa ablative masultaan masultansa masuiltaan masuiltansa allative masulleen masullensa masuilleen masuillensa essive masunaan masunansa masuinaan masuinansa translative masukseen masuksensa masuikseen masuiksensa abessive masuttaan masuttansa masuittaan masuittansa instructive — — comitative — masuineen masuinensa

Synonyms

• maha
• vatsa

Further reading

• “masu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Samu, musa, suma, usma

Japanese

Romanization

masu

1. Rōmaji transcription of ます
2. Rōmaji transcription of マス

Old French

Etymology

Derived from Latin mansus, past participle of maneō (to stay, to remain), with an intrusive U added between the S and the base and the pre-sibilant N being lost.

Verb

masu

1. past participle of manoir

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• maso, massu

Etymology

Univerbation of má (“if”) +‎ is (“is”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmasu]

Verb

masu (triggers lenition)

1. if… is

For quotations using this term, see Citations:masu.