Contionary:nusa

Ganymedian

Etymology

From Swahili -nusa "to smell"; sense of "nose" from the deverbalised form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnusa]

Verb

nusa (past linusa, future tanusa, subjunctive kenusa, infinitive kunusa)

1. (transitive) to smell

   Tu nusa ke mama faña?

   Do you smell what mum is cooking?

Noun

nusa class I (plural wanusa)

1. nose

   Ye lidi mi keten nusa gran. Badá ye lidi kegusta nusa gran mi.

   She said that I had a big nose. Then she said she liked my big nose.