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pusa

Pronunciation: [ˈpusa]

“pusa” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. urge, impulse
  2. momentum: of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity
  3. rattan basket for salt

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pusa (“urge, impuls”). The sense of physical momentum is a semantic loan from Dutch impuls.

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