different between ish vs isu

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??/
• Rhymes: -??

Etymology 1

From is

Verb

ish

1. Pronunciation spelling of is.

Etymology 2

From the suffix -ish.

Adverb

ish (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
   • 26 May 2012, Jason VandenBerghe, “The Five Domains of Play”, Gotland Game Conference, Uppsala University:

     This is where I started. Does Hermione like Dark Souls? Ish.

2. (colloquial) about, approximately

Synonyms

• (somewhat): fairly, rather, somewhat
• (approximately): about, almost, around, close to, loosely, near, nearly, roughly, round about

Translations

Etymology 3

From Pitman ess and eff, which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ish.

Noun

ish (plural ishes)

1. The letter which stands for the sh sound /?/ in Pitman shorthand.

Related terms

• esh, the IPA letter for the same sound
• zhee

Etymology 4

Phonetic spelling of the clipping of issue.

Noun

ish (plural ishes)

1. (dated, fandom slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.

Derived terms

• annish
• thish

Etymology 5

Minced oath for shit.

Noun

ish (uncountable)

1. (euphemistic) Shit.
   • 2015, Ni-Ni Simone, Amir Abrams, Lights, Love & Lip Gloss, page 51:

     I passed on that craziness. I wasn't messing with that ish.

References

• (Periodical): Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “ish”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, pages 101–102
• (Periodical): Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “ish n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Anagrams

• His, IHS, Shi, his, shi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ush

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

ish

1. chase chicken away

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *i?x-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pusi. Compare Classical Nahuatl ?xtli (“eye”). Cognate with Yaqui puusim, Hopi poosi'(at), Comanche pui, Shoshone buih, Cahuilla púchill, and Cora h???si.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /i??/
• (Izalco) IPA^(key): /i?/

Noun

-?sh (plural -ij?sh)

1. eye, (sometimes "face" in compounds)

2. seed, grain

3. eyehole, hole, opening
4. bead

Scots

Noun

ish

1. issue; liberty of going out

English

Etymology

Japanese ??.

Noun

isu (plural isu)

1. (sumo) An individual seat in the loft-like balcony of a sumo arena.

Synonyms

• isu-seki

Anagrams

• IUs, SIU, Siu, Sui, UIs

Alcozauca Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

1. deer

References

• Stark C., Sharon (Sara), Audrey (Andrea) Johnson P. and Benita González de Guzmán (compilers) (1999) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Xochapa, Guerrero?^[1], 2nd ed. edition, SIL, published 2005

Estonian

Noun

isu (genitive isu, partitive isu)

1. appetite

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• head isu

See also

• apetiit
• söögiisu

Further reading

• isu in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

Japanese

Romanization

isu

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Malay

Etymology

From English issue.

Noun

isu

1. issue

Mansaka

Noun

isù

1. young child

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isù

1. deer

References

• Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)?^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 19

Tuvaluan

Noun

isu

1. nose

Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

1. deer

References

• Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Tu??un na? ñuu Ki?yaa xí?in na? xiyo oeste ñuu Skuíya: Mixteco del oeste de Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca?^[3] (in Mixtec and Spanish), third edition, 2014, page 11

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù.

Noun

isu

1. deer

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)?^[4] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 11

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /í?su/

Noun

??su 5 (plural amásu 6)

1. means, method

   Synonym: icebo

2. plan of action, scheme, strategy

   Synonym: icebo

3. recipe

   Synonym: iresiphi

Inflection

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “-su”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “-su (3.2.9)”