hoore

Fula

Etymology

From Proto-Fula-Serer *xoox, whence also Serer xoox/qooxa (“head”). Possibly from a Proto-Niger-Congo root

Noun

hoore nde (plural ko'e ɗe) (also kohe ɗe, koye ɗe)

1. (anatomy) head
2. (social) head, leader

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Derived terms

• hooreejo (leader)
• ka hoore
• e hoore
• wela hoore
• ñaaɗa hoore

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
• Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
• 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)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hōre.

Noun

hoore

1. Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

Etymology 2

From Old English horu, horh.

Noun

hoore

1. Alternative form of hore (“muck”)

Etymology 3

From Old English hārian.

Verb

hoore

1. Alternative form of horen