fafa

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Neapolitan

Etymology

Possibly from the Lucanian substrate, from Proto-Italic *fafā ~ *fabā, whence Latin faba whence Neapolitan fava.

Noun

fafa f (plural fafe)

  1. (Lucania, Apulia) broad bean
    Synonyms: fava, fafodda

Derived terms

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1378: “la fava” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Tarifit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

fafa (Tifinagh spelling ⴼⴰⴼⴰ)

  1. (intransitive) to fumble, to flounder
  2. (intransitive) to lose one's means, self-control

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • Verbal noun: afafi (“fumbling”)
  • Causative: sfafa (“to disturb”)

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

fafa

  1. the midrib of a palm leaf

Descendants

  • → Manado Malay: mafafa (“palm leaf midrib”) (with Ternate possessive ma-)

References

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

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

fafa

  1. the rays (class of fish)

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics (as fafá)
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