busu

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busu

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Classical Persian بوسه (bōsa), through an Arabic intermediate; compare Omani Arabic بوس (būs) and Arabic بَاسَ (bāsa, verb), the imperative of which would regularly yield the Swahili verb.

noun mabusu

class v kiss
Similar: kisi

verb -busu · kubusu · kutobusu · busu · busuni

to kiss
Similar: -nonea

In English

kiss a touch with the lips

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"busu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/busu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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busu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/busu

Chicago

"busu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/busu.

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@misc{busu_2026,
  title = {busu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/busu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}