Fundungi

/fʌnˈdʌŋɡi/ noun

Definition

A type of fungus or fungal growth, particularly in African languages and ethnobotany contexts.

Etymology

From African language roots, likely from Bantu language family. The word appears in ethnobotanical literature concerning African medicinal and food fungi.

Kelly Says

This word shows how fungi matter differently around the world—African languages have specific words for specific fungal types, while English just says 'mushroom' for everything!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
funders
foon-der-es
ARالعربية
فندونجي
fan-doo-nji
BNবাংলা
ফন্দুঙ্গি
faandoo-ngi
CACatalà
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
CSČeština
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
DADansk
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
DEDeutsch
Fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
ELΕλληνικά
φουντούγος
foon-too-gos
ESEspañol
fundungis
foon-doo-ngees
FAفارسی
فندونجی
fan-doo-nji
FISuomi
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
FRFrançais
fundungi
foon-doo-nji
GUGU
ફંડુંગી
fan-doo-ngi
HAHA
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
HEעברית
פונדונגי
foon-doo-ngi
HIहिन्दी
फंडुंगी
faandoo-ngi
HUMagyar
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
IDBahasa Indonesia
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
IGIG
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
ITItaliano
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
JA日本語
ファンドゥンギ
fandoon-gi
KKKK
фундунги
foon-doo-ngi
KMKM
ហ្វាន់ឌូលី
hvan-doo-li
KO한국어
펀들긴
peon-deul-gin
MRMR
फंडुंगी
faandoo-ngi
MSBahasa Melayu
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
MYမြန်မာ
ဖန်ဒူလိ
fan-doo-li
NLNederlands
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
NONorsk
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
PAPA
ਫੰਡੁੰਗੀ
fan-doo-ngi
PLPolski
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
PTPortuguês
fundungis
foon-doo-ngees
RORomână
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
RUРусский
фондунги
fon-doo-ngi
SVSvenska
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
SWKiswahili
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
TAதமிழ்
ஃபண்டூங்கி
faandoo-ngi
TEతెలుగు
ఫండుంగి
faandoo-ngi
THไทย
ฟันดุง
fan-dung
TLTL
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
TRTürkçe
fundungi
foon-doo-nji
UKУкраїнська
фондунги
fon-doo-ngi
URاردو
فندونجي
fan-doo-nji
VITiếng Việt
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
YOYO
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi
ZH中文
基金线
jījīn xiàn
ZUZU
fundungi
foon-doo-ngi

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