sucu

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See also: suĉu and sūcu

Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *susu (compare with Samoan susu, Tongan huhu) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu (compare with Malay susu) from Proto-Austronesian *susu (compare with Tagalog suso).

Noun[edit]

sucu

  1. milk
  2. breasts

References[edit]

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “huhu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “sucu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 239

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

sucu

  1. dative/locative singular of sudac

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish صوجی (sucu). By surface analysis, su +‎ -ci.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /su.ˈd͡ʒu/
  • Hyphenation: su‧cu

Noun[edit]

sucu (definite accusative sucuyu, plural sucular)

  1. waterman, water carrier