ciufuli

Romanian

Etymology 1

From ciuf +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.fuˈli/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ciu‧fu‧li

Verb

a ciufuli (third-person singular present ciufulește, past participle ciufulit) 4th conjugation (transitive, informal)

1. to rumple or mess up someone’s hair

   Synonym: zbârli

2. (figurative) to beat up

Derived terms

• ciufulit
• ciufuleală

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian csúfol (“to mock”) and conflated with its homonym.

Verb

a ciufuli (third-person singular present ciufulește, past participle ciufulit) 4th conjugation

1. (regional) to make a fool of someone

Conjugation

    conjugation of ciufuli (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a ciufuli
gerund			ciufulind
past participle			ciufulit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	ciufulesc	ciufulești	ciufulește	ciufulim	ciufuliți	ciufulesc
	imperfect	ciufuleam	ciufuleai	ciufulea	ciufuleam	ciufuleați	ciufuleau
	simple perfect	ciufulii	ciufuliși	ciufuli	ciufulirăm	ciufulirăți	ciufuliră
	pluperfect	ciufulisem	ciufuliseși	ciufulise	ciufuliserăm	ciufuliserăți	ciufuliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să ciufulesc	să ciufulești	să ciufulească	să ciufulim	să ciufuliți	să ciufulească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		ciufulește			ciufuliți
	negative		nu ciufuli			nu ciufuliți

Alternative forms

• ciufului

References

• ciufuli in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)