pafilo

Esperanto

Etymology

From pafi (“to shoot, fire”) +‎ -ilo.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [paˈfilo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: pa‧fi‧lo

Noun

pafilo (accusative singular pafilon, plural pafiloj, accusative plural pafilojn)

1. firearm, gun

Hyponyms

• fusilo (“rifle”)
• kanono (“cannon”)
• karabeno (“carbine”)
• pistolo (“pistol”)

Derived terms

• maŝinpafilo (“machine gun”)
• pafilego (“cannon”)