kafupa

Chichewa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈfu.pa/

Etymology 1

From ka- (“Class 12 noun prefix (diminutive prefix)”) +‎ fupa (“bone”).

Noun

kafupa class 12 (plural timafupa class 13)

  1. diminutive of fupa (“bone”).
    1. small bone

Etymology 2

From fupa (“bone”). The branches of the tree snap like a bone.

Noun

kafupa class 1a (plural akafupa class 2)

  1. Stereospermum kunthianum
    Synonym: mlakanjovu

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 181
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