sofu
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See also: söfu
Romanization
sofu
Alternative forms
- sofú
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صوفو, from Arabic صوفي.
Adjective
sofu (Latin spelling)
Verb
sofu (imperfective manofu)
- (transitive) to ask about
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 192.
Etymology 1
Cognate with Malay sopo (“id.”)
Pronunciation
Noun
sofu (Jawi سوفو)
- dried skins of the bird of paradise
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Possibly the same as the first.
Pronunciation
Noun
sofu
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
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