Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nusa, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /nusə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /nusa/
• Rhymes: -usə, -sə, -ə