efe

== Translingual == === Symbol === efe (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Efe. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Efe terms == Asturian == === Noun === efe f (plural efes) The name of the Latin script letter F/f. == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /efe/ [e.fe] Rhymes: -efe, -e Hyphenation: e‧fe === Noun === efe inan The name of the Latin script letter F/f. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== (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 === Further reading === “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 == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.fə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.fe] === Noun === efe f (plural efes) (Valencia) alternative form of efa === Further reading === “efe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛfe/ [ˈɛ.fɪ] Rhymes: -ɛfe === Noun === efe m (plural efes) The name of the Latin script letter F/f. ==== See also ==== (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 === Further reading === “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 == Nupe == === Etymology === Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *efè. Cognates include Gbari esè, Kakanda ife, Asu efè and Dibo efè. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ē.fè/ === Noun === efè wind ==== Derived terms ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: e‧fe === Noun === efe m (plural efes) The name of the Latin script letter F/f. Synonym: (Northeast Brazil) fê === See also === (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 === Further reading === “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 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈefe/ [ˈe.fe] Rhymes: -efe Syllabification: e‧fe === Noun === efe f (plural efes) The name of the Latin script letter F/f. === Further reading === “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 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish efe, the Spanish name of the letter F / f. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔefe/ [ˈʔɛː.fɛ] IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈʔepe/ [ˈʔɛː.pɛ] Rhymes: -efe, (with nativization) -epe Syllabification: e‧fe === Noun === efe (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒ) (historical) the name of the Latin script letter F/f, in the Abecedario Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) ef == Turkish == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈfe/ Homophone: Efe Hyphenation: e‧fe === Noun === efe (definite accusative efeyi, plural efeler) brave person; roughneck elder brother ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Efe === References === 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 Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN