emagaldu

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From eme (female) +‎ galdu (lost).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /emaɡaldu/, [e̞.ma.ɣ̞al̪.d̪u]

Noun[edit]

emagaldu anim

  1. prostitute
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) whore

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • emagaldu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • "emagaldu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • emagaldu” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  • Trask, Robert L. (1997) The History of Basque, Routledge, →ISBN, page 250