meiga
Galician
Etymology
13th century. From Latin magicus (“magical”), from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmej.ɣa̝/
Noun
meiga f (plural meigas)
- a witch
- 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos, page 144:
- eu sen ser pieira, nen pensare en sé-lo, nen meiga nen bruxa, nen cousa do demo
- I, who am not a sorceress, nor have I though of being one, nor a witch nor a hex, nor Devil's businesses
- eu sen ser pieira, nen pensare en sé-lo, nen meiga nen bruxa, nen cousa do demo
- 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos, page 144:
- a witch doctor
- megrim (fish)
- a sea slug (Aplysia punctata)
- (archaic) fake, trick
Derived terms
References
- “meiga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “meiga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “meiga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “meiga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “meiga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Icelandic
Portuguese
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