gusi

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

Noun

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

  1. mizzen sail; gaff mainsail.

References

  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, page 117-144

Further reading


Malay

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) gum

Descendants

  • Indonesian: gusi

Further reading


Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gu‧si
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡusiʔ/, [ˈɡu.sɪʔ]

Noun

gusì

  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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