afullus

Tashelhit

Etymology

An ancient borrowing from Latin pullus (“chick, chicken”), From Proto-Italic *polnos, from Proto-Indo-European *polH-on- (“offspring, (animal) young”).

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight afullus, Tarifit afiǧus

Noun

afullus m (plural ifullusn, feminine tafullust)

1. rooster
2. chick

Synonyms

• akiyyaw

See also

tafullust (“chicken”), aylal (“bird”)