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rusa (accusative singular rusan, plural rusaj, accusative plural rusajn)

1. Russian

• rusa lingvo (“Russian language”)
• ruslingvano, rusparolanto (“a Russian speaker, Russophone”)
• rusparola, rusparolanta (“Russian-speaking”)

• ruse (“in Russian”)
• Rusio (“Russia”)
• Ruslando (“Russia”)
• ruso (“a Russian”)
• Rusujo (“Russia”)

From Malay.

rusa (plural rusa-rusa, first-person possessive rusaku, second-person possessive rusamu, third-person possessive rusanya)

1. deer
2. moose

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rusa (Jawi spelling روسا‎, plural rusa-rusa, informal first-person possessive rusaku, second-person possessive rusamu, third-person possessive rusanya)

1. deer

• ruse (only the verbs)

• IPA^(key): /²rʉːsɑ/

From the noun rus.

rusa (present tense rusar, past tense rusa, past participle rusa, passive infinitive rusast, present participle rusande, imperative rus/rusa)

1. to intoxicate
2. (reflexive) to get intoxicated (used both with alcohol and illegal drugs)
   • 1892, Marius Hægstad, (translated from Hans Reusch), "Naturkunna":

     Kinesarne rusar seg med aa røykja opium i pipor.

     The Chinese get intoxicated by smoking opium in pipes.

rusa (singular and plural rusa, comparative meir rusa, superlative mest rusa)

1. intoxicated

rusa (present tense rusar or ruser, past tense rusa or ruste, past participle rusa or rust, present participle rusande, imperative rus)

1. to run quickly and wildly, to rush
   • 1890, Arne Garborg, "Kolbotnbrev og andre skildringar":

     Revolveren i Handa; han rusar imot meg; smell! smell!.

     Revolver in his hand; he rushes towards me; bang! bang!.

2. to fall off something
3. to rev an engine

• “rusa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.sa/

rusa

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of rusy

• IPA^(key): /ˈrusa/

rusa f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective ruso.

rusa f (plural rusas, masculine ruso, masculine plural rusos)

1. female equivalent of ruso

Related to ruse.

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *hurskijaną (“to startle, drive”), from *hurskaz (“fast, rapid, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run, hurry”). Cognate with Old High German hurscan (“to speed, accelerate”), Old English horsc (“quick, quick-witted, clever”). More at hurry.

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• Rhymes: -²ʉːsa

rusa (present rusar, preterite rusade, supine rusat, imperative rusa)

1. to rush, hurry

   Att rusa runt i panik.

   Rush round in panic.

• rusning