ursela

ursela

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber, from a Vulgar Latin diminutive form of Latin ursus (“bear”). Compare Tarifit ursřa (“hyena”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ursəla/

Noun

ursela m (plural urselawen, feminine equivalent tursela, Tifinagh spelling ⵓⵔⵙⴻⵍⴰ)

  1. bear

See also

  • awdal (“lynx”)
  • awhar (“fox”)
  • izem (“lion”)
  • weccen (“jackal”)

References

  • Esteban Ibañez (1959), Diccionario español-senhayi (dialecto bereber de Sanhaya de Serair) (in Spanish), Madrid: ‎Instituto Estudios Africanos, page 263
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