fuling

Swedish

Etymology

Affix of ful (“ugly”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

fuling c

  1. A someone or something that is ugly.
  2. (somewhat dated) A person that is untrustworthy or derseving disrespect or in other ways should be avoided.
    Han är en riktig fuling.
    He is an ugly type.
  3. (colloquial) An action of intentionally ignoring norms or proper protocol in order to make something fit or work.
    Jag gjorde en fuling.
    I made it fit. / I made it work.
    (literally, “I did an ugly.”)

References

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fu.ˈliŋ]

Verb

fuling

  1. (stative) to be dizzy

Conjugation
Conjugation of fuling
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tofuling fofuling mifuling
2nd nofuling nifuling
3rd Masculine ofuling ifuling, yofuling†
Feminine mofuling
Neuter ifuling
† - archaic

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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