ifi
التعريفات والمعاني
== Rwanda-Rundi ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *ncúɪ́.
=== Noun ===
ifí class 9 (plural amafí class 6)
fish, fish hook
== Samoan ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Oceanic *ipi.
==== Noun ====
ifi
A tree of species Inocarpus fagifer (sea grape, Tahitian chestnut) with edible nuts.
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
ifi
(transitive) to smoke (to inhale and exhale smoke from a pipe, cigarette, etc.)
=== References ===
Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 82
== Somali ==
=== Etymology ===
Compare Oromo ifuu, Afar ifu.
=== Verb ===
ifi (infinitive ifin, deverbal noun iftiin)
(transitive) illuminate
=== References ===
“ifi”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012
== Tarifit ==
=== Verb ===
ifi (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴼⵉ)
third-person masculine singular aorist of fi
=== Verb ===
ifi (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴼⵉ)
third-person masculine singular negative perfective of fa
== Tongan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /i.fi/
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Oceanic *ipi.
==== Noun ====
ifi
A tree of species Inocarpus fagifer (sea grape, Tahitian chestnut) with edible nuts.
==== References ====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Proto-Oceanic *ifi from Proto-Oceanic *upi (compare with Fijian uvi)
==== Verb ====
ifi
to blow with one's mouth
to smoke (cigarettes, etc)
==== References ====