fupi

See also: fūpí and fǔpí

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.pi/

Adjective

-fupi

1. short

Usage notes

This is one of the few proper adjectives in Chichewa which require both the particle of association and the pronominal concord: e.g. chachikulu, zazikulu, aakulu, kakakulu, etc.

Ndonga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́ (“short”).

Adjective

-fupi

1. short
2. low
3. shallow (water)
4. humble, meek

Derived terms

• omufupi (“short person”)
• uufupi (“shortness”)

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

-fupi (declinable)

1. short (having a small distance between ends or edges)

Declension

Inflected forms of -fupi

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mfupi	wafupi
m-mi class(III/IV)	mfupi	mifupi
ji-ma class(V/VI)	fupi	mafupi
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kifupi	vifupi
n class(IX/X)	fupi	fupi
u class(XI)	mfupi	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pafupi
ku class(XVII)	kufupi
mu class(XVIII)	mufupi

Antonyms

• -refu

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -fupisha

• Nominal derivations:
  • ufupi (“shortness, brevity”)