name
Meaning 1
A language spoken in West Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Fula
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈfuːlə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -uːlə
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homophone: Foula
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a largely pastoral Muslim people of West Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ful, Fulani, Peul
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: West African
noun
Meaning 4
a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Fulani, Fulah, Fellata, Fulbe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
* From Manding languages, ultimately from Fula root ful- (pul-)
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: ful — language
- Finnish: fulani — language
- French: peul — language
- French: fufuldé — language
- Fula: Fulfulde — language
- Fula: Pulaar — language
- Fula: Pular — language
- Hindi: फ़ुला (fulā) — language
- Irish: Fulfuildis (Fulfulde) — language
- Moore: silmiirindi — language
- Portuguese: fula — language
- Yoruba: Fúlàní — language
- Catalan: fulbe — people
- Farefare: sʋlmia — people
- Farefare: sʋlmia — people
- Farefare: sʋlmiisi — people
- Finnish: fulbet — people
- French: Peul — people
- French: Peule — people
- Fula: Pullo — people
- Fula: Fulɓe — people
- Hausa: Filani — people
- Hindi: फ़ुला (fulā) — people
- Moore: silmiiga — people
- Moore: sĩnmiiga — people
- Moore: silmiisi — people
- Moore: sĩnmiisi — people
- Portuguese: fula — people
- Yoruba: Fúlàní — people