fɔl

See also: fol, FOL, fól, fòl, föl, føl, fol., and föl-

Krio

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ̂l/

Etymology 1

From English fowl.

Noun

fɔ̂l

  1. chicken, hen, cock, chick
  2. coward, weakling
Derived terms
  • fɔl baksay (“a person who cannot keep a secret”)
  • fɔl man (“a coward”)
  • fɔl-lɔs (“a disease affecting chicken”)
  • fɔlkup (“chicken coop”)

Etymology 2

From English fall.

Verb

fɔ̂l

  1. to look old and wrinkled
  2. (only in compounds and fixed expressions) to fall
    Synonym: (in isolation) fɔdɔm
Derived terms
  • fɔl awt (“to fall out”)
  • fɔl in lɔv (“to fall in love”)
  • fɔl ɔf (“to fall off (of hair)”)
  • fɔl ɔn (“to assault”)

References

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