vinga

See also: vị ngã

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vinga, a back-formation from vingar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biŋˈɡɐ]

Noun

vinga f (plural vingas)

1. revenge, vengeance

   Synonym: vinganza

   • 1858, Vicente Turnes, Himno a S. M. Isabel II:

     Si temos paz os cartiños roxirán nas faltriqueiras, pro si hai vingas e senreiras o daño será maior

     If we have peace coins will jingle inside the pouches, but if there are vengeances and hatreds, the damage will be larger

Related terms

• vingar

References

• “vinga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “vinga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “vinga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “vinga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Etymology 2

Verb

vinga

1. inflection of vingar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Ledo Kaili

Noun

vinga

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Portuguese

Verb

vinga

1. inflection of vingar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

vinga

1. plural of kinga