maimiño

Galician

Alternative forms

mamiño, maumiño, meimiño, moimiño

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [majˈmiɳʊ]

Noun

maimiño m (plural maimiños)

pinky finger
Synonyms: belleco, pequeniño

Adjective

maimiño (feminine maimiña, masculine plural maimiños, feminine plural maimiñas)

soft, delicate, small

Derived terms

óso maimiño (“cartilage”, literally “soft bone”)

References

“maimiño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“maimiño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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