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Esperanto
Adjective
shafa (accusative singular shafan, plural shafaj, accusative plural shafajn)
- H-system spelling of ŝafa
Hausa
Pronunciation 1
Verb
shāfā̀ (grade 1)
- to rub, wipe, smear on
Pronunciation 2
Verb
shā̀fā (grade 2)
- to stroke, wipe
- to affect, concern
References
- Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 182.
Wutunhua
Etymology
From Mandarin 沙發／沙发 (shāfā), from English sofa.
Pronunciation
Noun
shafa
- sofa
2014, Wutun villagers, “Mani session 1”, in Interactive Inner Asia Project:Qiu yidiu-ma qi-ma shafa she-la zuo-she.- Some can be seated in the sofa under the roof.