Funafuti

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfuːnəˈfuːti/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Proper noun

Funafuti

1. The capital city of Tuvalu.

Usage notes

In some sources the name of the capital of Tuvalu is cited as Vaiatu. This is because the administrative offices are located in a village of that name.

Translations

capital of Tuvalu

• Afrikaans: Funafuti
• Arabic: فونافوتي f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 富納富提／富纳富提 (zh) (Fùnàfùtí)

• Danish: Funafuti
• Esperanto: Funafutio
• French: Funafuti (fr)
• Hebrew: פונאפוטי (funafuti)
• Japanese: フナフティ (ja) (Funafuti)
• Khmer: ភ្វូណាភ្វូទី (km) (phvuunaapvuutii)
• Korean: 푸나푸티 (Punaputi)
• Macedonian: Фунафу́ти (Funafúti)
• Persian: فونافوتی
• Portuguese: Funafuti f
• Russian: Фунафу́ти (ru) m (Funafúti)
• Spanish: Funafuti (es)
• Thai: ฟูนะฟูตี (fuu-ná-fuu-dtii)
• Ukrainian: Фунафу́ті n (Funafúti)
• Vietnamese: Phu-na-phu-ti

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Funafuti

1. Funafuti (the capital city of Tuvalu)

Derived terms

• Funafutiër
• Funafuties

Portuguese

Proper noun

Funafuti

1. Funafuti (the capital city of Tuvalu)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /funaˈfuti/ [fu.naˈfu.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -uti
• Syllabification: Fu‧na‧fu‧ti

Proper noun

Funafuti ?

1. Funafuti (the capital city of Tuvalu)