colu

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese colo, from Latin collum (neck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkolu/
  • Rhymes: -olu
  • Syllabification: co‧lu

Noun

colu m (plural colus)

  1. lap (upper legs of a seated person)

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Fula

Noun

colu ndu (plural coli)

  1. (Maasina) leopard

References

  • D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, et J. Donohoe, Lexique Fulfulde (Maasina)-Anglais-Français: Une compilation basée sur racines et tirée de sources existantes, suivie de listes en anglais-fulfulde et français-fulfulde, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.

Latin

Noun

colū

  1. ablative singular of colus