holsere

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Fula

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Etymology

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From Proto-Fula-Serer *hwoos, whence also Serer foxos. Possibly from Proto-Atlantic root *kwɔɔʈ, and hence Cognate with Bassari ɛ-kwʌr, Wamey xwər, Badyara kiir, Nalu gbɔrɔ, Mbulungish cì-fó kì. [1]

Noun

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holsere nde (plural kolce)

  1. hoof

References

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  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 72