Maltese edit

Root
b-q-għ
7 terms

Etymology edit

Probably from Arabic باقِي (bāqī), باقِية (bāqiya, rest, remainder). Compare بَواقِي (bawāqī) in the sense of “leftovers”. Used in the same sense as Maltese in the dialect of Sfax (Tunisia).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bieqja f (plural bwieqi)

  1. small bowl