mawɗo

Fula

Etymology

From maw- (“largeness, importance”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. .

Noun

mawɗo o (plural mawɓe ɓe) (Pular)

1. adult
2. elder, senior, old person
3. important person, leader

Derived terms

• bonɗo mawɗo kulɓiniiɗo
• debbo mawɗo
• dokotoro mawɗo
• mawɗo tiribinal
• montoro mawɗo
• sarwiisi mawɗo
• sordaasi mawɗo
• yanngada mawɗo

 

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• C. Seydou, A Dictionary of Verb Roots in Fulfulde Dialects: Fulfulde-French-English, Éditions Karthala, 1998.