vinga

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biŋˈɡɐ]

Noun

vinga f (plural vingas)

1. revenge, vengeance
   • 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

   Synonym: vinganza

Related terms

• vingar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “vinga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “vinga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vinga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vinga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

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Ledo Kaili

Noun

vinga

1. (anatomy) shoulder

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Portuguese

Verb

vinga

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Swahili

Noun

vinga

1. plural of kinga