Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
nofru. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
nofru, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
nofru in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
nofru you have here. The definition of the word
nofru will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
nofru, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Fula
Etymology
From Proto Fula-Serer *nof, from Proto-Atlantic. Cognate with Serer nof, Wolof nopp, Laalaa nof, Noon nof, Nalu naw, Biafada nufa, Palor nuf, Mbulungish nop.[1] Possibly related to Sherbro nui, Mmani nu, Mansoanka ni, Gola kenu.
Noun
nofru ndu (plural noppi ɗi)
- (Adamawa) ear
References
- Tourneux, Henry, Daïrou, Yaya (1999) Vocabulaire peul du monde rural : Maroua-Garoua (Cameroun) (in French), retrieved 7 May 2023
- ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 130