bafa

Chichewa

Etymology

From English bath.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbá.fa/

Noun

báfa class 5 (plural mabáfa class 6)

  1. bathroom

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese abafar.

Verb

bafa

  1. cover
  2. suffocate
  3. cover up, conceal

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Krio

Etymology

From Mende bafa (“farm hut”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bà.fà/

Noun

bàfà

  1. farm hut

References

  1. ^ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 23

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English buffer.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

bafa class IX (plural bafa class X)

  1. buffer
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