| WMP | ||
| Atta (Pamplona) | putu | heart |
| Isneg | maxi-púso | to cut down a banana |
| púso | the heart; the top or unopened part of the inflorescence of the banana, also called | |
| Agta (Central Cagayan) | pusú | heart |
| Itawis | fútu | heart |
| Ibanag | futu | heart |
| Agta (Dupaningan) | pusú | heart |
| Bontok | púsu | heart, used of the physical organ only; fruit of the banana plant; the red, flower-like end of a banana stalk |
| Ifugaw | púhu | heart |
| pūhu | the heart of a person, animal, bird, chicken; the heart of a banana plant, i.e. the inflorescence | |
| Kankanaey | púso | heart |
| púso-n di baát | heart of banana; flower bud of the banana tree; the young inclosed flowers are edible when the pistil has been torn out | |
| Ifugaw (Batad) | pūhu | the heart of a person, animal, bird, chicken; the heart of a banana plant, i.e. the inflorescence |
| Gaddang | fu:tu | heart |
| Ibaloy | poso | heart (regarded as the seat of various emotions, as love, sympathy, generosity) |
| man-poso | to suffer from heart disease | |
| Casiguran Dumagat | pusó | heart (of people and animals); blossom of the banana plant; ear (of corn); new stalk of the coconut, of which the coconuts grow; to blossom, to bud, to sprout |
| Pangasinan | posó | heart of a banana fruit |
| póso | heart | |
| sinam-púso | heart-shaped | |
| Ilokano | ka-pus-púso | of similar feelings, desires |
| ipa-púso | to take sincerely | |
| púso | heart | |
| maka-pus-púso | kind-hearted | |
| Ayta Abellan | poho | heart; banana blossom |
| Sambal | pusuʔ | heart |
| Sambal (Botolan) | pusuʔ | heart |
| Kapampangan | púsuʔ | heart |
| púsu-ŋ sagin | banana heart | |
| Tagalog | wala-ŋ púsoʔ | heartless, merciless, unfeeling; cruel |
| isa-púsoʔ | to engrave in the heart | |
| ma-pusúʔ-an | to be enamored of | |
| púsoʔ | heart; center; heartily, with a good will; in good spirits; to take to heart | |
| Hanunóo | púsuʔ maʔís | ear of corn |
| púsuʔ | heart | |
| Romblomanon | pūsuʔ | the heart of a person or animal; a banana heart, i.e., the inflorescence of a banana plant |
| pusuʔ | an unshucked ear of corn; a bulb of garlic | |
| Masbatenyo | pusuʔ-án-on | brave, daring, courageous, fearless |
| ka-púsoʔ | heart (physical organ) | |
| púsoʔ | heart; banana plant heart (refers to the interior of the banana plant which is eaten as a vegetable) | |
| tagi-pusúʔ-on | inner being | |
| Tboli | hosoʔ ti | the calf of a person’s leg |
| hosoʔ | heart | |
| Aklanon | tagi-pusóʔ-on | heart |
| púsoʔ | banana flower, banana heart | |
| Agutaynen | potok | banana heart |
| Hiligaynon | púsuʔ | heart; banana flower |
| Cebuano | pusuʔpúsuʔ sa bitíʔis | biceps, or the muscles of the lower legs |
| púsuʔ | banana blossom, including the petals; ear of corn; for corn to have ears or bananas to develop their blosssoms; woman’s breast (euphemism); gather, get banana blossoms for food | |
| Binukid | púsuʔ | blossom (of a banana, coconut, etc.); for coconuts, bananas, etc. to develop their blossoms; ear of corn |
| pa-músuʔ | for corn to ear out | |
| Maranao | posoʔ | banana flower; heart |
| Manobo (Western Bukidnon) | pusuʔ | an ear of corn; a banana blossom |
| Mansaka | posoʔ | banana blossom (cooked as a vegetable) |
| poso naŋ batad | (from posoʔ) ear of corn | |
| Tiruray | fusuʔ | a banana blossom; an ear of corn; (of a cornstalk) to produce an ear |
| Yakan | pusuʔ uyat | flower (blossom) of the banana (cooked as a vegetable) |
| pusuʔ | lower leg; calf of leg | |
| buaʔ pusuʔ | calf of the leg | |
| Ida'an Begak | pusuʔ | heart; brave |
| Tausug | pusuʔ | the flower of the banana (used as a vegetable) |
| Berawan (Long Teru) | puso | heart; heart of banana |
| Kayan (Long Atip) | pusu | heart |
| Kenyah | pusuʔ | heart |
| Sangir | puso | the inflorescence of the banana plant |
| pə-puso | heart (from its resemblance to the inflorescence of the banana plant) | |
| Kejaman | pusəwʔ | heart |
| Lahanan | pusu | heart |
| Kayan (Uma Juman) | pusu | heart |
| Toba Batak | pusu-pusu | the heart; metaphorically sentiments, emotion |
| Karo Batak | pusuh | the heart, heart muscle; fig. the mind, feelings, inner being |
| Tontemboan | pusuʔ | heart; the male spadix of the areca palm; the young maize fruit |
| ma-pusuʔ | send out a spadix, of an areca palm | |
| məki-pusuʔ | look for the inflorescence of a plant | |
| Mongondow | putuʔ | heart; also heart-shaped inflorescence of the banana plant |
| tom-putuʔ | resembling a heart; heart-shaped | |
| mo-mutuʔ | to bloom, of a banana plant | |
| Kayan | pusu | the heart organ of the body |
| pusu | heart | |
| pusu puteʔ | the flower of banana fruit | |
| Bare'e | pusu loka | heart of banana, banana blossom |
| Ampana | pusu mbua | inflorescence of the areca palm |
| Bare'e | mo-pusu | to bloom, of the banana plant, produce fruit, of maize |
| Uma | puhuʔ | banana blossom |
| Taboyan | lɨ-pusu | heart |
| Dusun Deyah | lum-pusuʔ | heart |
| Tae' | puso | the heart-shaped inflorescence of the banana plant |
| Boano | pusuʔ | heart |
| Mandar | puso | heart; heart of banana |
| mep-puso | to blossom, produce an inflorescence | |
| Buginese | uso | blossom of the banana tree (red and heart-shaped; ) |
| Muna | ko-puhu | banana blossom, banana flower which hangs from the stalk (eaten as a vegetable) |
| Old Javanese | pusuh-pusuh ~ pu-pusuh | liver |
| pusuh | flower-bud, unopened or closed flower | |
| a-pusuh | to die (close like a flower?) | |
| Javanese | pusuh | lung |
| Balinese | pusuh | bud, flower bud, flower of a plantain |
| Bikol | púsoʔ | heart |
| Proto-South Sulawesi | puso | heart |
| Kenyah (Long Ikang) | pusuʔ | heart |
| Bikol | púsoʔ kan batág | banana blossom |
| daʔí-ŋ púsoʔ | heartless, callous, cold, hardhearted | |
| Malagasy | fu | the heart, physical and moral; the will, sentiment, desire; intention, disposition |
| Bikol | pusóʔ-an | brave, daring, intrepid, stouthearted |
| ma-púsoʔ | to suffer a heart attack | |
| pusóʔ-on | to suffer a heart attack | |
| CMP | ||
| Soboyo | fiaʔ pusu-ñ | heart-shaped inflorescence of the banana plant |
| Sula | poo | banana inflorescence |
| Kayeli | hoso-n | heart |
| Rembong | wuaʔ pusuʔ | heart of banana |
| pusuʔ | heart | |
| Manggarai | pucu | heart (physical and metaphorical) |
| Riung | pusu | heart |
| Ende | pusu | heart |
| Ngadha | pusu muku | end of the banana blossom |
| pusu lié | apple of one’s eye, heartthrob | |
| pusu | heart | |
| Waiyewa | pu | heart |
| Anakalangu | puhu | heart |
| Kodi | puhu | heart |
| Kambera | puhu | heart (as of pig or chicken) |
| Hawu | uhu | heart |
| Dhao/Ndao | usu | heart |