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quinar

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See also: quinär

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Etymology

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Inherited from Romani kinel, from Sanskrit क्रीणाति (krīṇāti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrinéh₂ti, from *kʷreyh₂-.

Verb

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quinar

  1. to buy

References

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  • Paspati, Alexandre G. (1870), “kináva”, in Études sur les Tchinghianés; ou, Bohémiens de l'Empire ottoman (in French), Constantinople: Impr. A. Koroméla, page 286
  • Francisco Quindalé (1867), “quinar”, in Diccionario gitano[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio, retrieved 1 September 2021

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: qui‧nar

Etymology 1

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From quina (quina, a lottery game) +‎ -ar.[1][2]

Verb

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quinar (first-person singular present quino, first-person singular preterite quinei, past participle quinado)

  1. (intransitive) to get a five-number sequence right in a lottery game
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Etymology 2

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From quina (cinchona) +‎ -ar.[1][2]

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quinar (first-person singular present quino, first-person singular preterite quinei, past participle quinado)

  1. (wine, transitive) to prepare (something) with cinchona
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Etymology 3

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From quina (corner) +‎ -ar.[1][2]

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quinar (first-person singular present quino, first-person singular preterite quinei, past participle quinado)

  1. (metallurgy, transitive) to bend in the shape of a corner
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Etymology 4

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    Borrowed from Spanish quiñar (to kill).[1][2]

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    quinar (first-person singular present quino, first-person singular preterite quinei, past participle quinado)

    1. (colloquial, intransitive) to die
    2. (colloquial, intransitive) to become wasted (very drunk or stoned)
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    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 quinar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
    2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 quinar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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