tafu

Asturian

Alternative forms

• tafo(Central Asturias)

Etymology

CompareSpanishtufo.

Noun

tafum(uncountable)

1. badsmell,stench

Related terms

• atafarrar
• atafarre

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈta.fu]

Noun

tafu

1. brother-in-law

References

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

Tokelauan

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*tafu.Cognates includeHawaiiankahuandSamoantafu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈta.hᵝu]
• Hyphenation:ta‧fu

Verb

tafu

1. (transitive)tobuild(a fire)
2. (transitive)tofuel(a fire)

Derived terms

• tafutafu

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1],Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page354