muíña

Galician

Alternative forms

• moaña, muña

Etymology

Attested from the 14th century. From muíño (“mill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈiɲa̝/

Noun

muíña f (plural muíñas)

1. chaff, dust
   • 1329, M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 90:

     daquel pam que ouuer na herdade limpo de palla et de munna

     of the grain that the property has, clean of chaff and dust

   • 1412, M. Lucas Álvarez & P. Lucas Domínguez (eds.), El priorato benedictino de San Vicenzo de Pombeiro y su colección diplomática en la Edad Media. Sada / A Coruña: Ediciós do Castro, page 138:

     terça de castañas a a deçeda do canyço, secas et linpas de moyña

     a third of the chestnuts, as they are took down from the wattle, dry and clean of chaff

   Synonyms: palla, tasco

2. bran

   Synonyms: bren, farelo, relón

3. pollen

   Synonym: pole

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “munna”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “linpas de”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “muíña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.