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Wôma

Noun class VnounadjectiveReviewedpage 376

Portuguese spellingUôma

Definitions

  1. 1
    • Fear.
    • Dread., adj. Fearful; timid.

    PT Medo. · Temor., adj. Medroso; tímido.·FR Peur. · Crainte., adj. Peureux; timide.

    Seen in the folk-tales

    • "K'ukale ni uoma.""Do not be afraid."III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu
    • Ene, uoma u a kuata.Fear seized them.III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 376 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected