meniña
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See also: menina
Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese menỹo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) of uncertain origin. Cognate with Portuguese menina.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
meniña f (plural meniñas, masculine meniño, masculine plural meniños)
- girl (child)
- girl (young woman)
- Synonym: nena
- 1814, Antonio Benito Fandiño, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Tanto teño d’ir é vir
meniña ó teu lugar,
tanto teño d’ir é vir,
que d’unha te hey de levar.- So many times I must go and come,
girl, to your place,
so many time I must go and come,
that one time I'll carry you away.
- So many times I must go and come,
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “meniña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “meniña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “meniña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.