mafa

Manchu

Romanization

mafa

1. romanization of ᠮᠠᡶᠠ

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *mà-

Proto-Sabaki *ma-

Swahili ma-

Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú-

Proto-Bantu *-kúa

Proto-Sabaki *-fwa

Swahili -fa

Swahili mafa

From ma- + -fa (“to die”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mafa class VI (plural only)

1. cemetery, burial place