muxir

Galician

Alternative forms

  • munxir, munguir, monxer, menxer, moxer, muxir
  • moncer, mecer (eastern Galicia)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mõgir, mugir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin mulgēre (to 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

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