muia

See also: muía

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • înmuia

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *molliāre, from Latin molliō, mollīre (influenced by mollia), from mollis (soft). Compare Aromanian molj, muljari, French mouiller, Spanish mojar, Catalan mullar, Occitan molhar, Portuguese molhar.

Verb

a muia (third-person singular present moaie, past participle muiat) 1st conj.

  1. to wet, moisten, douse, soak
  2. to soften
  3. to dip (in a liquid) to make soft

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