junghia

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *juglāre, syncopated form of Latin jugulāre, iugulāre (to slay, to slit (someone's) throat), with a nasal infix added later, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate root *junglāre < *jungulāre. Compare Aromanian giunglju, giungljari.

Verb

a junghia (third-person singular present junghie, past participle junghiat) 1st conjugation

  1. to cut someone's throat; put a knife to someone's throat
    Synonym: înjunghia
  2. (figuratively) to sacrifice
    Synonyms: sacrifica, jertfi

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