"riefnu" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrɪːf.nu/ Forms: rwiefen [plural], rfejjen [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian rèfulu, rùfulu (“a kind of coastal storm”). Compare Italian refolo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|rèfulu}} Borrowed from Sicilian rèfulu, {{cog|it|refolo}} Italian refolo Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=rwiefen|p2=rfejjen}} riefnu m (plural rwiefen or rfejjen)
  1. gale, storm, whirlwind Tags: masculine Synonyms: tempesta
    Sense id: en-riefnu-mt-noun-~grlQl~J Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "rèfulu"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian rèfulu",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "refolo"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian refolo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian rèfulu, rùfulu (“a kind of coastal storm”). Compare Italian refolo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rwiefen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rfejjen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "rwiefen",
        "p2": "rfejjen"
      },
      "expansion": "riefnu m (plural rwiefen or rfejjen)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:",
          "text": "U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred\nbir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen\nil-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,\nu rix mitbiela,",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gale, storm, whirlwind"
      ],
      "id": "en-riefnu-mt-noun-~grlQl~J",
      "links": [
        [
          "gale",
          "gale"
        ],
        [
          "storm",
          "storm"
        ],
        [
          "whirlwind",
          "whirlwind"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tempesta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɪːf.nu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "riefnu"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "rèfulu"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian rèfulu",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "refolo"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian refolo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian rèfulu, rùfulu (“a kind of coastal storm”). Compare Italian refolo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rwiefen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rfejjen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "rwiefen",
        "p2": "rfejjen"
      },
      "expansion": "riefnu m (plural rwiefen or rfejjen)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of Maltese quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:",
          "text": "U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred\nbir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen\nil-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,\nu rix mitbiela,",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gale, storm, whirlwind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gale",
          "gale"
        ],
        [
          "storm",
          "storm"
        ],
        [
          "whirlwind",
          "whirlwind"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tempesta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɪːf.nu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "riefnu"
}

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