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Fula
Etymology
From Proto-Fula-Serer *xoox, whence also Serer xoox/qooxa (“head”). Possibly from a Proto-Niger-Congo root[1]
Noun
hoore nde (plural ko'e ɗe) (also kohe ɗe, koye ɗe)
- (anatomy) head
- (social) head, leader
Usage notes
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References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
- D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
- F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
- ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 65
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hōre.
Noun
hoore
- Alternative form of hore (“whore”)
Etymology 2
From Old English horu, horh.
Noun
hoore
- Alternative form of hore (“muck”)
Etymology 3
From Old English hārian.
Verb
hoore
- Alternative form of horen