esganar

Galician

Etymology

Probably from es- (“ex-”) + cana (“cane, windpipe”),[1] but influenced by ganir (“to wail”).[2] Compare Catalan escanyar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esɣaˈnaɾ/

Verb

esganar (first-person singular present esgano, first-person singular preterite esganei, past participle esganado)

  1. (transitive) to strangle (to squeeze someone’s throat)
    Synonyms: afogar, estrangular
  2. (intransitive) to choke
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to choke

Conjugation

References

  1. ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. caña.
  2. ↑ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. esganar.

Portuguese

Etymology

es- + gana + -ar

Verb

esganar (first-person singular present indicative esgano, past participle esganado)

  1. to strangle (to squeeze someone’s throat)

Conjugation

Synonyms

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