susu

Etymology

Possibly from West African Igbo or Yoruba isusu / esusu (“pooling the funds”)^[1].

Noun

susu (plural susus)

1. (finance) An informal money pooling scheme practised 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, page 9

     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, 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.

References

Further reading

• Susu (informal loan club) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso and also Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

Noun

susu

1. idea
2. thought

Verb

susu

1. to think

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.

   I drink a glass of milk every day.

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

   Kecil sekali susunya!

   (Those are) very small breasts!

Verb

susu

1. to breastfeed

   Ibu itu sedang menyusui anaknya.

   The mother is breastfeeding her son.

Romanization

susu

1. Rōmaji transcription of すす

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. (uncountable) milk

   Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.

   Aku ngombe sagelas susu saben dina.

   I drink a glass of milk everyday.

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

   Cilik banget susune!

   Cilik banget susune!

   So small, her breasts are!

Noun

susu

1. breast

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

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 (Jawi spelling سوسو‎)

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

Verb

susu (used in the form menyusu)

1. to breastfeed

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. (Anatomy) female breast
2. milk

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. milk

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. (anatomy) breast

Etymology

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

Noun

susu

1. milk
2. breast