cuuram

Fula

Etymology

From the root suur-, related to diluting.

Noun

cuuram ɗam (Maasina)

1. milk or porridge diluted with water
2. milk that one drinks in the evening

Usage notes

• Used in Maasina Fulfulde.
• Used in Nigerian Fulfulde.?
• Used in Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde.?

Synonyms

• cuuraaɗam

References

• F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
• 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.