-fu

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kung-fu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-fu

  1. (slang) Used to form nouns indicating expertise or mastery of specified skill or area of knowledge.
    ‎Google + ‎-fu → ‎Google-fu
    ‎script + ‎-fu → ‎script-fu
    My Google-fu is weak!
    Aragorn uses Ranger-fu to figure out that Sam and Frodo have taken a boat.

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Scots[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Suffix[edit]

-fu

  1. -ful (both senses)

Swahili[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (after a vowel) -vu

Suffix[edit]

-fu

  1. suffix used to derive a noun or adjective, replacing the final -ka in the case of stative verbs
    ‎-angalia (“to observe”) + ‎-fu → ‎-angalifu (“observant”)
    ‎-tukuka (“to be exalted”) + ‎-fu → ‎utukufu (“glory”)

See also[edit]

Swahili terms suffixed with -fu
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