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Appendix:Variations of "fu"
English
Etymology
en kung fu.
Pronunciation
en /fuː/ UK
en uː
en foo phoo
Suffix
en suffixes
en slang Used to form nouns indicating expertise or mastery of specified skill or area of knowledge.
en Google Google-fu
en script script-fu
en My Google-fu is weak!
en Aragorn uses Ranger-fu to figure out that Sam and Frodo have taken a boat.
Derived terms
en Google-fu
Related terms
en fu
Japanese
Romanization
ふ
Scots
Pronunciation
sco
Etymology 1
From sco enm -ful<id:adjective><t:full of>.
Suffix
sco suffix
en adjective -ful full of
Etymology 2
From sco enm -ful<id:noun><t:enough to fill>.
Suffix
sco suffix
en noun -ful enough to fill
Swahili
Alternative forms
sw -vu<q:after a vowel>
Suffix
sw suffix
suffix used to derive a noun or adjective, replacing the final -ka in the case of stative verbs
sw angalia<alt:-angalia><t:to observe> angalifu<alt:-angalifu><t:observant>
sw tukuka<alt:-tukuka><t:to be exalted> utukufu<t:glory>
See also
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