Galician edit

Etymology edit

Probably from en- (in) +‎ a descendant of Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną (to heed, keep).[1] Compare Old Norse geyma (keep, watch), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan, watch).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

engoumar (first-person singular present engoumo, first-person singular preterite engoumei, past participle engoumado)

  1. (transitive) to shrink, to cause to bow or cringe
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shrink, to cringe

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References edit

  • engoumar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • engoumar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • engoumar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “gomia”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos