kofi

See also: Kofi, köfi, and kofí

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English coffee.

Noun

kofi

1. coffee

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kóː.fìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷóː.ɸìː]

Noun

kōfī̀ m (plural kōfunā̀, possessed form kōfìn)

1. cup

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English coffee.

Alternative forms

• kafe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kòː.fíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷòː.ɸíː]

Noun

kṑfī m (possessed form kṑfin)

1. coffee

   Synonym: gahawa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kofi, from Proto-Germanic *kubô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɔːvɪ]

  Rhymes: -ɔːvɪ

Noun

kofi m (genitive singular kofa, nominative plural kofar)

1. hut, shack
2. shanty, hovel

Synonyms

• (shanty): hreysi
• (hut, hovel): kytra

Derived terms

• kofaþorp

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kofi (ma class, plural makofi)

1. open hand
2. a clap or slap made with an open hand
3. an applause

Derived terms

• kikofi

Ternate

Etymology

Presumably from Dutch koffie (“coffee”).

Noun

kofi

1. coffee

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English coffee.

Noun

kofi

1. coffee

Tongan

Etymology

Borrowed from English coffee.

Noun

kofi

1. coffee