afi

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See also: afí and AFI

Ewe

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Noun

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afi

  1. mouse

Ibanag

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, compare Malay api.

Noun

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afi

  1. fire

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse afi, from Proto-Germanic *abô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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afi m (genitive singular afa, nominative plural afar)

  1. grandfather

Declension

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    Declension of afi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative afi afinn afar afarnir
accusative afa afann afa afana
dative afa afanum öfum öfunum
genitive afa afans afa afanna

Derived terms

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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'ave (have) +‎ fi (to)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈafɪ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧fi

Verb

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afi

  1. Alternative spelling of haffi; have to; must
    • 2020 December 29, Andre Williams, “Rose Town Man Killed While Preparing Christmas Meal - Three Murdered On Christmas, Boxing Days”, in Jamaica Gleaner[1] (in English):
      “We in fear of we life, but we afi stay []
      We're in fear of our life, but we have to stay []

Further reading

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  • afi at majstro.com

Kom (Cameroon)

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Adverb

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afi

  1. there, (over) yonder (in a place away from yet visible to the speaker and listener(s))

References

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  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *abô.

Noun

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afi m (genitive afa, plural afar)

  1. grandfather

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Faroese: avi
  • Icelandic: afi

See also

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  • amma (grandmother)
  • edda (great-grandmother)
  • ái (great-grandfather)

References

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  • afi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Samoan

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afi

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *afi, from Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

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afi

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Tokelauan

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Te afi (1).
Nā afi (2).
Te afi (3).
Te afi (4).

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *afi. Cognates include Hawaiian ahi and Samoan afi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈa.ɸi]
  • Hyphenation: a‧fi

Noun

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afi

  1. fire
  2. match
  3. lighter
  4. engine, motor
  5. (colloquial) eyes

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 6

Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *afi, from Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

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afi

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

West Makian

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Ternate aha (plantation).

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Noun

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afi

  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. dirt
  4. cultivated field
  5. garden
    Synonym: piri

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[3], Pacific linguistics
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[4], Pacific linguistics