muxir

Galician

Alternative forms

  • munxir, munguir
  • moncer (eastern Galicia)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mõgir, mugir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin mulgēre, present active infinitive of mulgeō (I milk) (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *mungere; compare also Catalan munyir, Italian mungere), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Cognate with English milk and Portuguese mungir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈʃiɾ/

Verb

muxir (first-person singular present muxo, third-person singular present moxe, first-person singular preterite muxín, past participle muxido)

  1. to milk (express milk from an animal)
  2. to moo

Conjugation

References

  • mugir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • muxir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • muxir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • muxir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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