nifo

See also: NIFO

Esperanto

Alternative forms

• NIFO

Etymology

Decapitalized abbreviation of "NeIdentigita Fluganta Objekto"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnifo/

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• Rhymes: -ifo
• Syllabification: ni‧fo

Noun

nifo (accusative singular nifon, plural nifoj, accusative plural nifojn)

1. UFO (an unidentified flying object)

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.fo/, [ˈnifo]
• Hyphenation: ni‧fo

Noun

nifo

1. (anatomy) tooth

References

• Wolfgang B. Sperlich, editor (1997), Tohi Vagahau Niue—Niue Language Dictionary‎^[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 241

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.

Noun

nifo

1. (anatomy) tooth, tusk
2. horn

Derived terms

• nifoa (“toothed”)
• nifo elefane (“ivory”)
• pulunifo (“toothpaste”)

References

• Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 156

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.fo/

Noun

nifo

1. (anatomy) tooth, tusk
2. horn

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.

Noun

nifo

1. (anatomy) tooth