afu

Abbreviation of English Awutu with f as a placeholder, influenced by Efutu.

afu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Awutu.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Awutu terms

• apu

• IPA^(key): /ˈafu/ [ˈa.fu]
• Rhymes: -afu
• Syllabification: a‧fu

afu m (uncountable)

1. baby food

   Synonyms: papar, paparín

• “afu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “afu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Other scripts
Cyrillic	афу
Roman

Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).

• Hyphenation: a‧fu

afu

1. forgiveness
2. apology

   Synonym: (dialect) üzür

• “afu”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

afu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あふ

afu

1. there, over there (in a place away from and not visible to the speaker or listener(s))

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

Inherited from Proto-Kottic *apʰu (“forge”, infinitive verb), derived from Proto-Yeniseian *apʰ (“heat”).^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /afu/

afu (action nominal, finite afuâkŋ, afut̔âkŋ)

1. forging, the act of forging; engaging in blacksmithing, the act of engaging in blacksmithing

• Matthias Alexander Castrén, Versuch Einer Jenissei-Ostjakischen Und Kottischen Sprachlehre: Nebst Aus Den Genannten Sprachen, St. Petersburg: Leopold Voss Publisher, 1858, page 199
• Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 16
• Werner, Heinrich K. (2003), Röhrborn, Klaus, Schellbach-Kopra, Ingrid, editors, M. A. Castrén und die Jenissejistik: Die Jennisej-Sprachen des 19. Jahrhunderts (Veröffentlichungen des Societas Uralo-Altaica; 62) (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 158

• a fuder (Rio Grande do Sul, slang, colloquial)
• afudê (Rio Grande do Sul, slang, colloquial)

Clipping of a fuder (“cool, nice; much, a lot”).

• Hyphenation: a‧fu

afu (invariable)

2. (Rio Grande do Sul, slang, colloquial) much; many; a lot of; lots of

   Synonyms: muito, (Mozambique) bastante, maningue

   Tenho coisa afu pra fazer.

   I have many things to do.

   Choveu água afu.

   It rained a lot.

4. (Rio Grande do Sul, slang, colloquial) too much; too many (an excessive amount of)

   Synonym: demais

   Não gosto daqui. Tem gente afu.

   I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

afu (not comparable)

2. (Rio Grande do Sul, slang, colloquial) very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)

   Synonyms: muito, bastante, (Mozambique) maningue, (informal) bem, (archaic) mui

   Te curto afu.

   I like you very much.

   Tá frio afu, piá.

   It is very cold, bro.

• IPA^(key): /afu/, [a̠fu], [ɑ̟fu]

From English half and halve.

afu

1. half

afu

1. half

afu

1. to halve

Possibly from English have to.

afu

1. must, to have to (auxiliary verb)

• Audio (Kenya):

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Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).^[1]

afu class V (plural mafu class VI)

1. forgiveness (of God)

Borrowed from Arabic عَفَا (ʕafā).

-afu (infinitive kuafu)

1. to save, pardon
2. to cure

Conjugation of -afu
Positive present -naafu Subjunctive -afu Negative -afu Imperative singular afu
Infinitives
Positive kuafu Negative kutoafu
Imperatives
Singular afu Plural afuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huafu Positive past positive subject concord + -liafu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuafu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naafu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaafu/naafu tunaafu 2nd person unaafu mnaafu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaafu wanaafu other classes positive subject concord + -naafu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -afu) Singular Plural 1st person siafu hatuafu 2nd person huafu hamwafu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haafu hawaafu other classes negative subject concord + -afu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taafu Negative future negative subject concord + -taafu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -afu) Singular Plural 1st person niafu tuafu 2nd person uafu mwafu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafu waafu other classes positive subject concord + -afu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siafu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeafu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeafu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliafu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliafu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aafu) Singular Plural 1st person naafu twaafu 2nd person waafu mwaafu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafu waafu m-mi(III/IV) waafu yaafu ji-ma(V/VI) laafu yaafu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaafu vyaafu n(IX/X) yaafu zaafu u(XI) waafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaafu pa(XVI) paafu mu(XVIII) mwaafu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meafu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaafu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaafu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiafu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoafu Consecutive kaafu / positive subject concord + -kaafu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaafu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niafu -tuafu 2nd person -kuafu -waafu/-kuafuni/-waafuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwafu -waafu m-mi(III/IV) -uafu -iafu ji-ma(V/VI) -liafu -yaafu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiafu -viafu n(IX/X) -iafu -ziafu u(XI) -uafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuafu pa(XVI) -paafu mu(XVIII) -muafu Reflexive -jiafu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -afu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -afuye -afuo m-mi(III/IV) -afuo -afuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -afulo -afuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -afucho -afuvyo n(IX/X) -afuyo -afuzo u(XI) -afuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -afuko pa(XVI) -afupo mu(XVIII) -afumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -afu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeafu -oafu m-mi(III/IV) -oafu -yoafu ji-ma(V/VI) -loafu -yoafu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choafu -vyoafu n(IX/X) -yoafu -zoafu u(XI) -oafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koafu pa(XVI) -poafu mu(XVIII) -moafu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

afu class V (plural mafu class VI)

1. blossoms of the wild jasmine used for perfume (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.fu]

afu

1. Endospermum moluccanum

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.fu]

afu

1. (transitive) to release, let go

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

afu

1. rice

From Middle Welsh avu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Breton avu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈavɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)vi/
• Rhymes: -avɨ̞

afu m or f (plural afuau)

1. (South Wales) liver

   Synonym: iau

• afu glas, afu las (“gizzard”)
• afuad (“liverwort”)
• caledwch afu
• dail yr afu (“liverleaf”)
• llid yr afu

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “afu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “afu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

afú

1. grandchild