"nofru" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Fula]

Forms: nofru ndu [canonical], noppi ɗi [plural], nowru [alternative], nofuru [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto Fula-Serer *nof, from Proto-Atlantic. Cognate with Serer nof, Wolof nopp, Laalaa nof, Noon nof, Nalu naw, Baga Pokur nʊf, Biafada nufa, Palor nuf, Mbulungish nop. Possibly related to Sherbro nui, Mmani nu, Mansoanka ni, Gola kenu. Etymology templates: {{cog|srr|nof}} Serer nof, {{cog|wo|nopp}} Wolof nopp, {{cog|cae|nof}} Laalaa nof, {{cog|snf|nof}} Noon nof, {{cog|naj|naw}} Nalu naw, {{cog|bcg|nʊf}} Baga Pokur nʊf, {{cog|bif|nufa}} Biafada nufa, {{cog|fap|nuf}} Palor nuf, {{cog|mbv|nop}} Mbulungish nop, {{cog|bun|nui}} Sherbro nui, {{cog|buy|nu}} Mmani nu, {{cog|msw|ni}} Mansoanka ni, {{cog|gol|kenu}} Gola kenu Head templates: {{head|ff|noun|head=}} nofru, {{ff-noun|ndu|noppi|ɗi}} nofru ndu (plural noppi ɗi)
  1. (Adamawa) ear
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srr",
        "2": "nof"
      },
      "expansion": "Serer nof",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wo",
        "2": "nopp"
      },
      "expansion": "Wolof nopp",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cae",
        "2": "nof"
      },
      "expansion": "Laalaa nof",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "snf",
        "2": "nof"
      },
      "expansion": "Noon nof",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "naj",
        "2": "naw"
      },
      "expansion": "Nalu naw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcg",
        "2": "nʊf"
      },
      "expansion": "Baga Pokur nʊf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bif",
        "2": "nufa"
      },
      "expansion": "Biafada nufa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fap",
        "2": "nuf"
      },
      "expansion": "Palor nuf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mbv",
        "2": "nop"
      },
      "expansion": "Mbulungish nop",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bun",
        "2": "nui"
      },
      "expansion": "Sherbro nui",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "buy",
        "2": "nu"
      },
      "expansion": "Mmani nu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "msw",
        "2": "ni"
      },
      "expansion": "Mansoanka ni",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gol",
        "2": "kenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Gola kenu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto Fula-Serer *nof, from Proto-Atlantic. Cognate with Serer nof, Wolof nopp, Laalaa nof, Noon nof, Nalu naw, Baga Pokur nʊf, Biafada nufa, Palor nuf, Mbulungish nop. Possibly related to Sherbro nui, Mmani nu, Mansoanka ni, Gola kenu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nofru ndu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noppi ɗi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nowru",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nofuru",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ff",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nofru",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ndu",
        "2": "noppi",
        "3": "ɗi"
      },
      "expansion": "nofru ndu (plural noppi ɗi)",
      "name": "ff-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fula",
  "lang_code": "ff",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Adamawa Fulfulde",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fula entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mansoanka terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ff",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "ff:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ear"
      ],
      "id": "en-nofru-ff-noun-PGo2tkD8",
      "links": [
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Adamawa) ear"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nofru"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srr",
        "2": "nof"
      },
      "expansion": "Serer nof",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wo",
        "2": "nopp"
      },
      "expansion": "Wolof nopp",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cae",
        "2": "nof"
      },
      "expansion": "Laalaa nof",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "snf",
        "2": "nof"
      },
      "expansion": "Noon nof",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "naj",
        "2": "naw"
      },
      "expansion": "Nalu naw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcg",
        "2": "nʊf"
      },
      "expansion": "Baga Pokur nʊf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bif",
        "2": "nufa"
      },
      "expansion": "Biafada nufa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fap",
        "2": "nuf"
      },
      "expansion": "Palor nuf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mbv",
        "2": "nop"
      },
      "expansion": "Mbulungish nop",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bun",
        "2": "nui"
      },
      "expansion": "Sherbro nui",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "buy",
        "2": "nu"
      },
      "expansion": "Mmani nu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "msw",
        "2": "ni"
      },
      "expansion": "Mansoanka ni",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gol",
        "2": "kenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Gola kenu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto Fula-Serer *nof, from Proto-Atlantic. Cognate with Serer nof, Wolof nopp, Laalaa nof, Noon nof, Nalu naw, Baga Pokur nʊf, Biafada nufa, Palor nuf, Mbulungish nop. Possibly related to Sherbro nui, Mmani nu, Mansoanka ni, Gola kenu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nofru ndu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noppi ɗi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nowru",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nofuru",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ff",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nofru",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ndu",
        "2": "noppi",
        "3": "ɗi"
      },
      "expansion": "nofru ndu (plural noppi ɗi)",
      "name": "ff-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fula",
  "lang_code": "ff",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Adamawa Fulfulde",
        "Fula entries with incorrect language header",
        "Fula lemmas",
        "Fula nouns",
        "Mansoanka terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ff:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Adamawa) ear"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nofru"
}

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