[cūsnā], v.t. to suck, chew, exploit.
[◀MIA ∙∙∙ ◀OIA cū́ṣati ‘sucks’ Dhātup. <√cūṣ ‘suck’ ◀PIE *ku-, kus- ‘to kiss’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. kiss ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0451; (Turner, 1966) 4898, p.267; (MW, 1899) 0401; (Pokorny, 1959) 0626; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 3.197
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