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engegar.

to start, get started

7 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[əɲ.ʒəˈɣa]Balearic, Central, Northern[eɲ.d͡ʒeˈɣaɾ]Valencia[eɲ.ʒeˈɣa]Northwestern
  1. to start, get started

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive
  2. to turn on, engage

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive
  3. to shoot, throw

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive
Where this word comes from

Numerous derivations have been proposed, including: # from a Vulgar Latin *exiacicāre, from *iacium (“bed, bedding”) (source of jaç), from Latin iaceō (“to lie”); # from an Andalusi Arabic form of Arabic تَشَكَّى (tašakkā), frequentive/intensive of شَكَا (šakā, “to complain”) (source of xacra); # from Latin īnstīgāre (“to incite, to urge”) (source of instigar); # from a Vulgar Latin *indeāgāre, alteration of indāgō (“to track, to hunt”) (source of indagar). Cognate with Aragonese enchegar.

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