jejum
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese jajũu, from Latin iēiūnium (“fast”), from iēiūnus (“hungry, abstinent”), from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”). Compare Galician xaxún, xexún, French jeûne and Spanish ayuno. Doublet of the borrowed jejuno.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: je‧jum
Noun
[edit]jejum m (plural jejuns)
- fasting (period of time when one abstains from food)
- 1991, Jose Trigueirinho Netto, Mensagens Para Uma Vida de Harmonia, Editora Pensamento, →ISBN, page 95:
- Que é o jejum? Jejum pode ser uma prática mais ampla do que a simples abstinência de alimentos. Jejuamos também quando nos abstemos de determinados pensamentos, emoções, ações e palavras.
- What is fasting? Fasting can be a broader practice than simply abstaining from food. We also fast when we abstain from certain thoughts, emotions, actions and words.
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