waawugol

Fula

Alternative forms

• (Pulaar) waawde

Etymology

From waaw- +‎ -u +‎ -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *(b)waag/w, whence also Serer waag (“can, be able”).

Verb

waawugol

1. (Pular, intransitive) to be able
2. (transitive) to defeat, win against, defeat, conquer

Related terms

• baawal
• baawɗe
• baawɗo
• bawgal
• bawɗe
• mbawdi
• waawande
• waawnude
• waawtaade

 

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.