afe
See also: AFE
Akan
Noun
afe
- year
Italian
Noun
afe f
- plural of afa
Anagrams
- efa
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- aff, af, afs, affs (Internet slangs)
Interjection
afe!
- Alternative form of ave
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.fe/
- Hyphenation: a‧fe
Etymology 1
1000 | ||
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Cardinal : afe | ||
From Proto-Polynesian *afe. Cognates include Samoan afe and Tuvaluan afe.
Verb
afe
- (stative) to be thousand
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *afe. Cognates include Samoan afe and Tuvaluan afe.
Noun
afe
- hem
- gust of wind
Verb
afe
- (transitive) to hem
- (transitive) to tuck in
- (transitive) to turn
- (transitive) to lift
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 6
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ɸe/
Noun
afe
- front
- te ti afe ― in front of me
- ta pala da afe ― in front of the house
- face
- (informal) eye
- Synonym: sado (polite)
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics