English

Proper noun

Susu

1. a Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea
2. the language spoken the Susu people

English

Noun

susu ‎(plural susus)

1. (finance) An informal money pooling scheme practized in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.
   • 2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat  Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund (ISBN 9781451904024), page 9

     Building on Informal Sector Savings and Credit Mechanisms: The Example of the Ghana Susu System The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings ...

   • 2011, Tamara Mose Brown, Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community, NYU Press (ISBN 9780814791424), page 128

     Irene empathized with her susu members as immigrants who were earning low wages in New York, but there appeared to be some socioeconomic advantages to being an organizer that she was not acknowledging. Those organizers, like ...

References

1. ↑
   2000 October 22, Sasha Abramsky, “NEW YORKERS & CO.; Newcomers Savings and Loan”, in New York Times:

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

Ewe

Noun

susu

1. idea
2. thought

Verb

susu

1. to think

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. (uncountable) milk

   Aku minum segelas susu setiap hari.

2. (colloquial, vulgar) breasts (of a woman)

   Kecil sekali susunya!

Synonyms

• (breasts): tetek; payudara

Verb

susu

1. to breastfeed

   Ibu itu sedang menyusui anaknya.

Japanese

Romanization

susu

1. rōmaji reading of すす

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. (uncountable) milk

   Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.

   I drink a glass of milk everyday.

2. (colloquial, vulgar) breasts (of a woman)

   Cilik banget susune!

   So small, her breasts are

Synonyms

• (woman breasts): tetek, prembayun, tetya.
• (milk): santên.

Kapampangan

Noun

susu

1. breast

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /susu/
• Rhymes: -usu, -su, -u

Noun

susu

1. milk
2. (less used) breast (female organ)

Synonyms

• (breast): payudara, tetek

Verb

susu

1. to breastfeed

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. milk

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

susu

1. milk

Related terms

• susuim (suck)

See also

• melek