lesdi

Fula

Alternative forms
  • 𞤤𞤫𞤧𞤣𞤭‎
  • leydi

Etymology

From the root les-, related to being below.

Noun

lesdi ndi (plural lesÉ—e É—e) (Adamawa)

  1. earth, soil.
  2. country, region.

Usage notes

References
  • Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
  • F.W. de St. Croix and the Centre for the Study of Nigerian Languages, Bayero University, Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Kano: The Centre, 1998.
  • F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
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