munyir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin mulgēre, present active infinitive of mulgeō, possibly through a Vulgar Latin mungere (compare Italian mungere, Portuguese munxir, Galician moncer), or with influence from ēmungere. First attested in the 14th century

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [muˈɲi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [muˈɲiɾ]

Verb

munyir (first-person singular present munyo, first-person singular preterite munyí, past participle munyit)

1. (transitive) to milk (express milk from a mammal)

Derived terms

• esmunyir
• munyida
• munyidor

Further reading

• “munyir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “munyir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “munyir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.