susan

See also: Susan and súsán

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صوسام (susam), from older سیسم (sisam), from Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim) or Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”).

Noun

susan m (uncountable)

1. sesame

Declension

Declension of susan

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	susan	susanul
genitive-dative	susan	susanului
vocative	susanule

Tagalog

Etymology

From a play on English Susan and suso'y saan? (“where are the breasts?”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsusan/ [ˈsuː.sɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -usan
• Syllabification: su‧san

Adjective

susan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜈ᜔) (slang, dated)

1. flat-chested