rufu

Nupe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾū.fū/

Noun

rufu

  1. mould; mildew

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɾu.fu]

Verb

rufu

  1. (intransitive) to shut one's eyes
Conjugation
Conjugation of rufu
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person torufu forufu mirufu
2nd person norufu nirufu
3rd
person
masculine orufu irufu
yorufu (archaic)
feminine morufu
neuter irufu

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɾu.fu]

Noun

rufu

  1. the tree Trema orientalis

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh