ximielgar

Asturian

Etymology

Maybe from Latin gemellicos, from gemellus and gemellare (move symmetrically), and related to ximielgu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃimjelˈɡaɾ/ [ʃi.mjelˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: xi‧miel‧gar

Verb

ximielgar

  1. to flutter
    ¡Nun creyerás como me ximielgó la coral de vela!
    You won't believe how my heart fluttered when I saw her!
  2. to shake, move
    Ximielgó l'árbol pa que cayeren les mazanes
    He shook the tree to make the apples fall

Conjugation