esganar
Galician
Etymology
Probably from es- (“ex-”) + cana (“cane, windpipe”),[1] but influenced by ganir (“to wail”).[2] Compare Catalan escanyar.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) to strangle (to squeeze someone’s throat)
- Synonyms: afogar, estrangular
- (intransitive) to choke
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to choke
Conjugation
References
- Template:R:DDLG
- Template:R:TILG
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esganar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Template:R:DCECH
- ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. esganar.
Portuguese
Etymology
Verb
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- to strangle (to squeeze someone’s throat)
Conjugation
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