tafu

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.fu]

Noun

tafu

1. brother-in-law

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.hᵝu]
• Hyphenation: ta‧fu

Verb

tafu

1. (transitive) to build (a fire)
2. (transitive) to fuel (a fire)

Derived terms

• tafutafu

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 354