ofu
North Moluccan Malay
Etymology
From Ternate ofu, from Proto-North Halmahera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈo.fu/
Noun
ofu
- bee, honeybee
References
- Betty Litamahuputty (2012) Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts
Ternate
Etymology
Cognate with Tobelo ofungu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈo.fu/
Noun
ofu (Jawi ؤفو)
- bee, wasp, honeybee
References
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Volapük
Pronoun
ofu
- predicative singular of of
Yoruba
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Òfú
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.fú/
Noun
òfú
- pelican, specifically the Great white pelican and Pink-backed pelican
- Synonym: ẹyẹ-òfú