fā

fā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fa"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• fa (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

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Romanization

fā (fa¹, Zhuyin ㄈㄚ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傠.
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 發, 发.
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 伐.
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 彂.
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橃.
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沷.
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞂.
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 法.

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Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : fā

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fā

1. four

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Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : fā

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaː/
• Hyphenation: fā

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Samoan fā.

Verb

fā

1. (stative) to be four

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Samoan fā.

Verb

fā

1. (stative) to be hoarse

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 51

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Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : fā

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fā

1. four

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fara, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Noun

fā

1. pandanus

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Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fā

1. four