ufa

See also: ufà, Ufa, UFA, and Ufą

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.fá/

Noun

ufá class 14

1. flour

Cypriot Arabic

Root
w-f-y
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْفَى (ʔawfā).

Verb

ufá IV (present pkyufi) (transitive)

1. to pay

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 466

Iamalele

Noun

ufa

1. water

References

• Iamalele – English English – Iamalele Dictionary, page 30, 1988

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.fa/

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• Rhymes: -ufa
• Syllabification: u‧fa
• Homophone: Ufa

Verb

ufa

1. third-person singular present of ufać

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.fɐ/

• Rhymes: -ufɐ
• Hyphenation: u‧fa
• Homophone: Ufa

Etymology 1

Possibly related to French ouf; alternatively from Italian uffa; or both.

Interjection

ufa!

1. phew! whew! (used to show relief)

   “Consegui chegar ao hospital a tempo!” “Ufa!”

   “I got to the hospital in time!” “Whew!”

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Proposed etymologies include:

• from Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌾𐍉 (ufjō, “superfluous”);
• from the Latin abbreviation ex-off (ex officiō);
• from the Latin initialism AUF (ad ūsum fabricae).

Noun

ufa f (uncountable)

1. Only used in à ufa

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈufa/ [ˈu.fa]
• Rhymes: -ufa
• Syllabification: u‧fa

Interjection

ufa!

1. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras) Used to show anger, displeasure, exasperation, repulsion, or negative reaction to something.

   “No puedes ver televisión hasta que acomodes tus jugetes” “¡Ufa!”

   “You can't watch TV until you arrange your toys.” “Shucks!”

2. (colloquial, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras) Used to express disgust for an objectionable or foul smell: yuck!

Further reading

• “ufa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “ufa” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

ufa (u class, plural nyufa)

1. crack (thin space opened in a previously solid material)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.fa]

Noun

ufa

1. a co-wife

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ufa

1. open

Antonyms

• gyśłosa