rafia

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See also: rafią and ràfia

Indonesian[edit]

Noun[edit]

rafia (first-person possessive rafiaku, second-person possessive rafiamu, third-person possessive rafianya)

  1. raffia

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

rafia f (plural rafie)

  1. raffia

Anagrams[edit]

Malagasy[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fia (“to press, to squeeze”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs (compare with Malay perah and peras).

Noun[edit]

rafia

  1. raffia palm, Raphia ruffia.

Descendants[edit]

  • → French: raphia

Further reading[edit]

  • rafia in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “internationalism?”)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.fja/
  • Rhymes: -afja
  • Syllabification: ra‧fia

Noun[edit]

rafia f

  1. raffia palm
    Synonyms: igliszcza, palma bambusowa, palma iglasta

Declension[edit]

Declension of rafia
singular plural
nominative rafia rafie
genitive rafii rafii/rafij (archaic)
dative rafii rafiom
accusative rafię rafie
instrumental rafią rafiami
locative rafii rafiach
vocative rafio rafie

Further reading[edit]

  • rafia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrafja/ [ˈra.fja]
  • Rhymes: -afja
  • Syllabification: ra‧fia

Noun[edit]

rafia f (plural rafias)

  1. raffia

Further reading[edit]

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