fā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fa"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• fa — nonstandard

Pronunciation

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Romanization

fā (fa¹, Zhuyin ㄈㄚ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傠
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 發／发
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 伐
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 彂
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橃／𭩰
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沷
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞂
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 法

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : fā

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fā

1. four

Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : fā

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaː/
• Hyphenation: fā

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Samoan fā.

Verb

fā

1. (stative) to be four

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Samoan fā.

Verb

fā

1. (stative) to be hoarse

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 51

Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : fā

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fā

1. four

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fara, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Noun

fā

1. pandanus

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fā

1. four