mingua

See also: míngua

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mingua. Deverbal from minguar. Compare Portuguese míngua and Spanish mengua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmĩŋɡu̯ɐ]

Noun

mingua m (plural minguas)

1. loss, decrease

   Synonyms: devalo, diminución

2. lack

   Synonym: marra

3. (dated) blemish, disgrace

   Synonym: tacha

References

• “mingua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “mingua” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “mingua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “mingua” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Etymology 2

Verb

mingua

1. inflection of minguar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mengua

Etymology

Deverbal from minguar

Noun

mingua f

1. lack

Descendants

• Galician: mingua
• Portuguese: míngua

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "mingua ~ mengua"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• míngua (Brazil)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mĩˈɡu.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: min‧gu‧a

Verb

mingua

1. inflection of minguar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative