Yoruba edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From the root verb Proto-Yoruboid *-fũ, seem throughout Volta-Niger languages, Urhobo fuanfo, Edo fua (to be white), Ayere enfu, Ibibio fia, Ahwai farak, Blench suggests potentially Proto-Niger-Congo *-fu.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

funfun

  1. to be white
    Ara rẹ̀ ti funfun.
    Her skin has turned white.

Noun edit

funfun

  1. whiteness, white color

Adjective edit

funfun

  1. white
    Fún mi l'áṣọ funfun.
    Give me the white cloth.