afe

See also: AFE

Akan

Noun

afe

  1. year

Italian

Noun

afe f

  1. plural of afa

Anagrams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Interjection

afe!

  1. Alternative form of ave

Tokelauan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.fe/
  • Hyphenation: a‧fe

Etymology 1
Tokelauan cardinal numbers
1000
    Cardinal : afe

From Proto-Polynesian *afe. Cognates include Samoan afe and Tuvaluan afe.

Verb

afe

  1. (stative) to be thousand

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *afe. Cognates include Samoan afe and Tuvaluan afe.

Noun

afe

  1. hem
  2. gust of wind

Verb

afe

  1. (transitive) to hem
  2. (transitive) to tuck in
  3. (transitive) to turn
  4. (transitive) to lift

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 6

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɸe/

Noun

afe

  1. front
    te ti afe ― in front of me
    ta pala da afe ― in front of the house
  2. face
  3. (informal) eye
    Synonym: sado (polite)

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
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