fupi
التعريفات والمعاني
== Chichewa ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfu.pi/
=== Adjective ===
-fupi
short
==== Usage notes ====
This is one of the few proper adjectives in Chichewa which require both the particle of association and the pronominal concord: e.g. chachikulu, zazikulu, aakulu, kakakulu, etc.
== Ndonga ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́ (“short”).
=== Adjective ===
-fupi
short
low
shallow (water)
humble, meek
==== Derived terms ====
omufupi (“short person”)
uufupi (“shortness”)
== Swahili ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
-fupi (declinable)
short (having a small distance between ends or edges)
==== Declension ====
==== Antonyms ====
-refu
==== Derived terms ====
Verbal derivations:
Causative: -fupisha
Nominal derivations:
ufupi (“shortness, brevity”)