efe

efe

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

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Efe terms

efe f (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

• IPA^(key): /efe/ [e.fe]
• Rhymes: -efe, -e
• Hyphenation: e‧fe

efe inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

• (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

• “efe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “efe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.fe]

efe f (plural efes)

1. (Valencia) alternative form of efa

• “efe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛfe/ [ˈɛ.fɪ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛfe

efe m (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

• (Latin-script letter names) letra; a, be, ce, de, e, efe, gue, hache, i, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, que, erre, ese, te, u, uve, xe, ceta / zeta

• “efe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “efe”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *efè. Cognates include Gbari esè, Kakanda ife, Asu efè and Dibo efè.

• IPA^(key): /ē.fè/

efè

1. wind

• Hyphenation: e‧fe

efe m (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

   Synonym: (Northeast Brazil) fê

• (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele, eme, ene, ó, pê, quê, erre, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio, xis, ípsilon, zê

• “efe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “efe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /ˈefe/ [ˈe.fe]

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• Rhymes: -efe
• Syllabification: e‧fe

efe f (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

• “efe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Borrowed from Spanish efe, the Spanish name of the letter F / f.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔefe/ [ˈʔɛː.fɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈʔepe/ [ˈʔɛː.pɛ]
• Rhymes: -efe, (with nativization) -epe
• Syllabification: e‧fe

efe (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒ)

1. (historical) the name of the Latin script letter F/f, in the Abecedario

   Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) ef

From Ottoman Turkish افه. Three origins have been proposed, the most likely origin, according to Nişanyan is that the word is a derivation of Old Turkic ebe, Old Turkic ece et cetera, from infantile speech, while a Greek origin is tempting, says Nişanyan, cultural exchange lacks explanation. Otherwise, from Greek έφηβος (éfivos, “adolescent”) from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”). In the sense of brave, a clipping of efendim (Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs)) used among the Zeybeks to address each other, then to describe the Zeybeks, then to describe their perceived qualities.

• IPA^(key): /eˈfe/
• Homophone: Efe
• Hyphenation: e‧fe

efe (definite accusative efeyi, plural efeler)

1. brave person; roughneck
2. elder brother

• Efe

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “efe”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1366
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “افه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 121
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “efe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN