rafia

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay rafia. Compare with Malagasy rafia. === Noun === rafia raffia === Further reading === “rafia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Noun === rafia f (plural rafie) raffia === Anagrams === farai == Malagasy == === Etymology === Either from: ra +‎ fia (“to press, to squeeze”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs (“to squeeze something (to extract liquid)”). Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia (“sago palm”). === Noun === rafia raffia palm (Raphia ruffia). ==== Descendants ==== → French: raphia → English: raffia === Further reading === rafia in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “internationalism?”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈra.fja/ Rhymes: -afja Syllabification: ra‧fia === Noun === rafia f raffia palm Synonyms: igliszcza, palma bambusowa, palma iglasta ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “rafia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrafja/ [ˈra.fja] Rhymes: -afja Syllabification: ra‧fia === Noun === rafia f (plural rafias) raffia === Further reading === “rafia”, 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