ufa
Chichewa edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ufá class 14
Cypriot Arabic edit
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Etymology edit
Verb edit
ufá IV (present pkyufi) (transitive)
- to pay
References edit
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 466
Iamalele edit
Noun edit
ufa
References edit
- Iamalele – English English – Iamalele Dictionary, page 30, 1988
Polish edit
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ufa
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Possibly related to French ouf;[1] alternatively from Italian uffa; or both.
Interjection edit
ufa!
- phew! whew! (used to show relief)
- “Consegui chegar ao hospital a tempo!” “Ufa!”
- “I got to the hospital in time!” “Whew!”
Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain. Proposed etymologies include[2]:
- from Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌾𐍉 (ufjō, “superfluous”);
- from the Latin abbreviation ex-off (ex officiō);
- from the Latin initialism AUF (ad ūsum fabricae).
Noun edit
ufa f (uncountable)
- Only used in à ufa
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Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
- crack (thin space opened in a previously solid material)
Ternate edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ufa
- a co-wife
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Vilamovian edit
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Audio (file)
Adjective edit
ufa