tafu

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Asturian

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Alternative forms

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  • tafo (Central Asturias)

Etymology

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Compare Spanish tufo.

Noun

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tafu m (uncountable)

  1. bad smell, stench
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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tafu

  1. brother-in-law

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈta.hᵝu]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧fu

Verb

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tafu

  1. (transitive) to build (a fire)
  2. (transitive) to fuel (a fire)

Derived terms

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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 354