lusa shirt, garment worn on the torso / clothes

Part of Speech	noun, relational
Phonetic Form	lusa
Paradigm Form	1s: lusa ene ; 2s: lusa eo

1. • shirt, garment worn on the torso

   Syntactic Restriction

   oblig. foll. by possessor

   • • Example 240:
       

       li-asai lusa idi

       sew a shirt

     • Example 1023:
       

       A-kai lusa ene na pe i-kae?

       Why did you tear my shirt?

     • Example 1350:
       

       U-la lusa eo i-avo ne tero.

       Hang your shirt up on the string.

2. • clothes

   Sense Comment	somet
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	vilisa

   • • Example 1492:
       

       Ni-lateli ne temamene peini lusa ene.

       I put it away in my suitcase [the basket for my clothes]

Related entries

• See also:
  • namolo cloth / clothes, items of clothing