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susu
/susu/
n.
“breast”
 
n.   
breast or udder
Wrd.Gloss: breast
Ka seini ne lalag iyan sika se daruwa ne egkumbetul kayi te kumeng ta, emun ke malitan iyan sika se egpasupsupan te me batè ne anak te sabeka ne malitan.
Due pangeteb te susu ku.
My breast has a tattoo.
Eng. breast; udder; teat
Tag. súso
Ilo.: susu
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Torso (2.1.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
vi.
for the young child or animal (egsusu, migsusu/insusu, susu, agent, eg><ø-) to nurse at the breast or bottle
Egsinehew ka batè ke egkatanud ne egsusu.
The child cries if it wants to suckle.
Eng. nurse; suckle; drink from breast; suck from breast
Tag. sumuso
Ilo.: agpasúsu
OCM: Infant Feeding (853)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
v.
(igpasusu, impasusu, igpA-) to nurse a baby
Igpasusu ku pad ka batè te sumbaley ney ne eglitan degma su warè pad miglepew ka iney rin ne egpangali te kasilè.
I'll just nurse the child of our neighbor that we're looking after because his/her mother who went to dig sweet potato hasn't turned up yet.
Eng. nurse; breastfeed; feed from mother
Tag. magpasúso ng bátà
Ceb. magpasuso
OCM: Infant Feeding (853)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for a child (pasusuwen, pA–en) to drink from its mother
Pasusuwen le pad ka batè human eggipanew.
Feed the baby then go.
Eng. drink from mother
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
(egsusu_te_kemel, migsusu/insusu, susu, eg><ø-) to suck one's thumb or finger
Egsusu te kemel ka anaken ku ke eglipereng su iyan din nalayaman.
My niece/nephew sucks his/her thumb when he/she sleeps because he/she is used to it.
Eng. suck thumb; thumbsucking
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,AAA,QDL,NJK,RAA,RJH
Last updated: 29/May/2015

Links to texts

"egkasusu" in text "Childbirth"

Links to health books

"pasusuwen" in healthbook "Mania teg pakapatey kag iindes?"

"pasusu" in healthbook "Mania teg pakapatey kag iindes?"

"migpasusu" in healthbook "Mania teg pakapatey kag iindes?"

"pasusu" in healthbook "Mania teg pakapatey kag iindes?"

"pasusu" in healthbook "Keilangan ka meupiya neg kakeen"

Link to Bible concordance

"susu"