jipoitu

Basque

Etymology

From jipoi (“beating”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /xipoi̯tu/, [xi.po̞i̯.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /jipoi̯tu/, [ji.po̞i̯.t̪u]

Verb

jipoitu ? (imperfect participle jipoitzen, future participle jipoituko, short form jipoi, verbal noun jipoitze)

  1. to beat up, hit
  2. to beat (score)

Further reading

  • “jipoitu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “jipoitu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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