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)
- adult
- elder, senior, old person
- 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.