bisu
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbisu/ [ˈbɪsʊ]
- Hyphenation: bi‧su
Noun
bísu m
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)
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay bisu, from Javanese bisu, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bisu (“mute”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbisu/ [ˈbi.su]
- Rhymes: -isu
- Syllabification: bi‧su
Adjective
bisu
Further reading
- “bisu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Javanese
Adjective
bisu
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese bisu, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bisu (“mute”).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbisu/ [ˈbi.su]
- Rhymes: -su, -u
- Hyphenation: bi‧su
Adjective
bisu (Jawi spelling بيسو, comparative lebih bisu, superlative paling bisu)
- mute; speechless; dumb; unable to speak.
- Sejak kecil dia bisu dan tidak dapat bercakap.
- He has been mute since childhood and cannot speak.
- silent; wordless; not speaking.
- Mereka bisu kerana terkejut dengan berita itu.
- They were speechless after hearing the news.
Noun
bisu (Jawi spelling بيسو, plural bisu-bisu or bisu2)
- a person who is mute or unable to speak.
- Sekolah khas disediakan untuk golongan bisu dan pekak.
- Special schools are provided for the mute and the deaf.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Affixations
- kebisuan
- membisu
- membisukan
- pembisu
Compounds
- bisu tuli
- pekak bisu
Descendants
- > Indonesian: bisu (inherited)
Further reading
- "bisu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from visão.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.zu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbi.zu/
Noun
bisu m (plural bisus)
- (informal) tip, any detailed information
Further reading
- "bisu" on Dicionário Informal
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bisu/ [bɪˈsu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: bi‧su
Adjective
bisu (Sulat Sūg spelling بِسُ)
Derived terms
- mabisul
- magpabisul
- makabisul