afo

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See also: AFO, afọ, and afɔ

Fula[edit]

Noun[edit]

afo o (plural afɓe ɓe)

  1. (Adamawa) firstborn

References[edit]

  • Tourneux, Henry, Boubakary, Abdoulaye, Gayaou, Hadidja-Konaï, Ousmane, Fakih (2020) Dictionnaire peul du corps et de la santé (Diamaré, Cameroun) (in French), Paris, retrieved 5 May 2023

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

afo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アフォ

Kom (Cameroon)[edit]

Noun[edit]

afo

  1. thing, item, property

References[edit]

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

Lun Bawang[edit]

Noun[edit]

afo

  1. A roof.

Derived terms[edit]

Malagasy[edit]

afo

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /afʷ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

afo

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)
  2. calamity

Further reading[edit]

  • afo in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Sranan Tongo[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese avó, avô.

Noun[edit]

afo

  1. ancestor
  2. great-grandparent

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

afo

  1. lime (especially when eaten with betel nut)

References[edit]

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics