yitere
Fula
editAlternative forms
edit- 𞤴𞤭𞤼𞤫𞤪𞤫 (in Adlam)
Etymology
editFrom the root yiy-, related to seeing. From Proto-Fula-Serer *Giʈ, whence also Serer ngid/kid. Ultimately from Proto-Atlantic *giʈ.[1]
Noun
edityitere nde (plural gite ɗe) Alternative plural (giiɗe)
- eye (organ used for seeing)
Usage notes
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- 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)