cuddi

Fula

Etymology

Analysable as /cuuɗ-/ + /di/ from the root suuɗ. From Proto-Fula-Serer *Cut, whence also Serer sut (“fog”).[1] Cognate with Laalaa sút (“fog”).

Noun

cuddi ndi (plural cuddiiji)

  1. (Pular, Maasina) fog
  2. the harmattan

References

  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 56
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