muxir

Galician

Alternative forms

• munxir, munguir
• moncer (eastern Galicia)

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese mõgir, mugir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin mulgēre, present active infinitive of mulgeō (“I milk”) (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *mungere; compare also Catalan munyir, Italian mungere), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Cognate with English milk and Portuguese mungir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈʃiɾ/

Verb

1. to milk (express milk from an animal)
2. to moo
3. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of muxir
4. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of muxir

References

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• “muxir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.