different between sift vs sifu

English

Etymology

From Middle English syften, from Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?ft/
• Rhymes: -?ft

Verb

sift (third-person singular simple present sifts, present participle sifting, simple past and past participle sifted)

1. To sieve or strain (something).
2. To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
3. To examine (something) carefully.
   1. [+object] (archaic or old-fashioned) To scrutinise (someone or something) carefully so as to find the truth.
      • It immediately occurred to him to sift her on the subject of Isabella and Theodore.

   2. [+ through (object)] To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.
4. (computing, dated) To move data records up in memory to make space to insert further records.

Derived terms

• sifter

Translations

Anagrams

• FIST, FITs, FiTs, ITFs, TIFs, fist, fits

English

Alternative forms

• shifu (from Mandarin), see ????? (sh?fu)

Etymology

From Cantonese ????? (si1 fu6-2, “master”) and ????? (si1 fu6-2, “my master”), both also conveying the sense of teacher.

Noun

sifu (plural sifu or sifus)

1. A master or teacher in the context of martial arts, especially kung fu and tai chi.
2. A spiritual father in esoteric contexts.

Synonyms

• (martial arts): sensei
• (esoteric): guru

Translations

Anagrams

• FIUs, Sufi, USFI

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

Verb

-sifu (infinitive kusifu)

1. praise, admire

Inflection