Chichewa edit

Etymology edit

From English bath.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

báfa class 5 (plural mabáfa class 6)

  1. bathroom

Kabuverdianu edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese abafar.

Verb edit

bafa

  1. cover
  2. suffocate
  3. cover up, conceal

References edit

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Krio edit

Etymology edit

From Mende bafa (farm hut).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bàfà

  1. farm hut

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English buffer.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

bafa (n class, plural bafa)

  1. buffer