lesdi

Fula

Alternative forms

• 𞤤𞤫𞤧𞤣𞤭
• leydi

Etymology

From the root les-, related to being below.

Noun

lesdi ndi (plural lesɗe ɗe) (Adamawa)

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

Usage notes

• Used in Pulaar.
• Used in Nigerian Fulfulde.
• Used in Adamawa Fulfulde.
• Probably others

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)