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fura

/ˈfu.ɾɑ/

Where it comes from

Nurse & Hinnebusch link it with Chimwiini -fuura and list it among the “Lexical innovations characterizing [Northern dialects]”. They suggest Proto-Cushitic *fuur- (“to puff, to blow”), Proto-Bantu *-tùuda (“to swell”) (otherwise only found in Western Bantu), and Proto-Bantu *-púda (“froth over”).

verb -fura · kufura · kutofura · fura · fureni

to swell
Similar: vimba

In English

swell intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged

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"fura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/fura. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fura. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/fura

Chicago

"fura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/fura.

BibTeX

@misc{fura_2026,
  title = {fura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/fura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}