"fauka" meaning in All languages combined

See fauka on Wiktionary

Adverb [Swahili]

IPA: /fɑˈu.kɑ/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-fauka.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فَوْقَ (fawqa). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:فَوْقَ<ref:<span class="cited-source">Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), <cite>Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa</cite> (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; <span class="None" lang="und">145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 240 Nr. 2212</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "فَوْقَ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "fauka", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="fauka"> Borrowed from Arabic فَوْقَ (fawqa)., {{ety|sw|:bor|['ar:فَوْقَ<ref:', <TEMPLATE(['R:sw:Baldi:2020'], ['page=240 Nr. 2212']){} >, '>']|text=+|tree=1}} Borrowed from Arabic فَوْقَ (fawqa). Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} fauka
  1. also Derived forms: fauka ya
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