yeeyoowo

Fula

Etymology

From yeey- (“sell, trade”) +‎ -oowo (“agent suffix”). Probably cognate with Wolof jaay (“to sell”).

Noun

yeeyoowo o (plural yeeyooɓe ɓe)

1. (Pular) merchant, seller

Related terms

• yeeyirde
• yeeyugol
• yeynitugol
• yeynugol

 

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.