xefi

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-f-y
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَافٍ (ḥāfin).

Adjective

xefi (feminine xefkye, common plural xefkín)

1. barefoot

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 205

Michoacán Mazahua

Noun

xefi

1. butterfly