susu
English
Noun
susu (plural susus)
- (finance) An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.
- 2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat  Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund →ISBN, page 9
- The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings […]
- 2011, Tamara Mose Brown, Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community, NYU Press →ISBN, page 128
- Irene empathized with her susu members as immigrants who were earning low wages in New York, but there appeared to be some socioeconomic advantages to being an organizer that she was not acknowledging.
- 2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat  Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund →ISBN, page 9
References
'Are'are
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Chamorro
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese sujo. Cognates with Kabuverdianu suja.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
Kapampangan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.
Lamboya
References
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “susu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 89
Limos Kalinga
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /susu/
- Rhymes: -usu, -su, -u
Palauan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
Tagakaulu Kalagan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
Derived terms
Related terms
- susuim (“suck”)