chifu

See also: chīfu

Chichewa

Alternative forms

• chipfu (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.fú/

Noun

chifú class 7 (plural zifú class 8)

1. stomach

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *káput

Proto-Italic *kaput

Latin caput

Vulgar Latin capus

Old French chiefbor.

Middle English chef

English chiefbor.

Swahili chifu

Borrowed from English chief.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

chifu class V (plural machifu class VI)

1. chief, head (of an organisation)

Synonyms

• jumbe

Derived terms

• uchifu (“chieftaincy, chieftainship”)