different between shush vs susa

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/, /???/
• Rhymes: -??, -??

Verb

shush (third-person singular simple present shushes, present participle shushing, simple past and past participle shushed)

1. (onomatopoeia, intransitive) To be quiet; to keep quiet.

   He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.

2. (onomatopoeia, transitive or intransitive) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.

   The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him.

Derived terms

See also

• shh

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• suse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²s??s?/

Verb

susa (present tense susar or suser, past tense susa or suste, past participle susa or sust, present participle susande, imperative sus)

1. to whoosh, whiz, hiss, buzz
2. to move very fast

Further reading

• “susa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Phuthi

Verb

-susa

1. to remove

Inflection

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Southern Ndebele

Verb

-susa

1. to take away, to remove

Inflection

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Dutch zuster.

Noun

susa

1. sister

Usage notes

Sista is more common; some speakers also use barata.

Xhosa

Verb

-susa

1. (transitive) to remove

Inflection

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