tacany

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from Hebrew Hebrew תקנה (“religious ordinance, rule”). Compare Spanish tacaño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈkaɲ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taˈkaɲ]

Adjective

tacany (feminine tacanya, masculine plural tacanys, feminine plural tacanyes)

1. (obsolete) contemptible, low
2. (dialectal) mean, stingy, miserly

   Synonym: gasiu

Further reading

• “tacany”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007