ufa

See also: ufà, Ufa, UFA, and Ufą

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.fá/

Noun

ufá class 14

1. flour

Cypriot Arabic

Root
w-f-y
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْفَى (ʔawfā).

Verb

ufá IV (present pkyufi) (transitive)

1. to pay

References

• 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

Noun

ufa

1. water

References

• Iamalele – English English – Iamalele Dictionary, page 30, 1988

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.fa/

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• Rhymes: -ufa
• Syllabification: u‧fa
• Homophone: Ufa

Verb

ufa

1. third-person singular present of ufać

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.fɐ/

• Homophone: Ufa

Etymology 1

Possibly related to French ouf; alternatively from Italian uffa; or both.

Interjection

ufa!

1. phew! whew! (used to show relief)

   “Consegui chegar ao hospital a tempo!” “Ufa!”

   “I got to the hospital in time!” “Whew!”

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Proposed etymologies include:

• from Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌾𐍉 (ufjō, “superfluous”);
• from the Latin abbreviation ex-off (ex officiō);
• from the Latin initialism AUF (ad ūsum fabricae).

Noun

ufa f (uncountable)

1. Only used in à ufa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

ufa (u class, plural nyufa)

1. crack (thin space opened in a previously solid material)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.fa]

Noun

ufa

1. a co-wife

References

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

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ufa

1. open

Antonyms

• gyśłosa