encunyar

Catalan

Etymology

First attested 1640. Derived from cuny, itself from Latin cuneus (although it was attested late, in 1696). Cf. also Latin cuneo, cuneare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.kuˈɲa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.kuˈɲaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

encunyar (first-person singular present encunyo, first-person singular preterite encunyí, past participle encunyat)

1. to coin (word or expression)
2. to mint (money)