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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

nyoofu.

straight

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. straight

    declinable

  2. honest, upright, righteous, straightforward

    declinable
    moyo mnyoofu
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Swahili -nyooka Swahili -fu Swahili nyoofu From u- + -nyooka (“to be straight; to be honest”) + -fu.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.