gusi

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.si/
• Hyphenation: gu‧si
• Rhymes: -si, -i

From Malay gusi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gusi (“gums”), from Proto-Austronesian *gusi (“gums”).

gusi (plural gusi-gusi, first-person possessive gusiku, second-person possessive gusimu, third-person possessive gusinya)

1. (anatomy) gum: the flesh around the teeth.

From Malay gusi, probably from Persian گشا (gošâ, “opening, loosening, solving”).[1]

gusi (plural gusi-gusi, first-person possessive gusiku, second-person possessive gusimu, third-person possessive gusinya)

1. mizzen sail; gaff mainsail.

• “gusi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gusi (“gums”), from Proto-Austronesian *gusi (“gums”).

• Rhymes: -i

gusi (Jawi spelling ݢوسي, plural gusi-gusi, informal 1st possessive gusiku, 2nd possessive gusimu, 3rd possessive gusinya)

1. (anatomy) gum

• Indonesian: gusi

• “gusi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Chinese [Term?].

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡusiʔ/, [ˈɡu.sɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: gu‧si

gusì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜐᜒ)

1. large burial jar
2. large vase of buried treasure (supposedly left by Hakka Chinese who migrated to pre-colonial Philippines)

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