mungir

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin mungere, from Classical Latin mulgēre (to milk), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mũˈʒi(ʁ)/ [mũˈʒi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mũˈʒi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mũˈʒi(ʁ)/ [mũˈʒi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mũˈʒi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mũˈʒiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mũˈʒi.ɾi/

Verb

mungir (first-person singular present munjo, first-person singular preterite mungi, past participle mungido)

  1. to milk (a cow, etc.)
  2. (by extension) to milk, to squeeze (a suspect, etc.)

Conjugation

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