xurgagailu

Basque

Etymology

From xurgatu (to absorb) + gailu (device, machine).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ʃurɡaɡai̯lu/ [ʃur.ɣ̞a.ɣ̞ai̯.lu]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /ʃurɡaɡaʎu/ [ʃur.ɣ̞a.ɣ̞a.ʎu]
  • (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ai̯lu
  • (Southern) Rhymes: -aʎu
  • Hyphenation: xur‧ga‧gai‧lu

Noun

xurgagailu inan

  1. vacuum cleaner

Declension

Further reading

  • "xurgagailu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • xurgagailu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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