dinyar-la

Catalan

Etymology

From Caló diñar (“give”), ultimately from Romani del (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [diˈɲar.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [diˈɲaɾ.la]

Verb

dinyar-la (first-person singular present la dinyo, first-person singular preterite la dinyí, past participle dinyat)

1. (colloquial) to croak, to snuff it (to die)

   Per sort, només l'ha dinyat una.

   Fortunately, only one snuffed it.

Further reading

• “dinyar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024