marfim

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese marfil, almafi, almafil, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”). Compare Galician, Spanish, and Catalan marfil.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈfĩ/ [mahˈfĩ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈfĩ/ [mahˈfĩ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maɾˈfĩ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʁˈfĩ/ [maχˈfĩ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maɻˈfĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈfĩ/

• Hyphenation: mar‧fim

Noun

marfim m (plural marfins)

1. ivory (material, color)

Derived terms

• Costa do Marfim