Northern Kurdish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɪnˈd͡ʒɑːɾ/

Noun

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hincar f

  1. plow beam
  2. plow

See also

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hincar”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 258

Spanish

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Etymology

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From earlier fincar, from Old Spanish fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (drive in, fix in place). Doublet of ficar. The /n/ may be due to the influence of Latin fingere and its derivatives.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈkaɾ/ [ĩŋˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: hin‧car

Verb

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hincar (first-person singular present hinco, first-person singular preterite hinqué, past participle hincado)

  1. (transitive) to nail, drive, thrust
  2. (reflexive) to kneel down
    Synonym: arrodillarse
    • 2017 July 8, “Santos a Maduro: Puede insultarme a mí, pero no al pueblo colombiano”, in El Nacional[2]:
      Inclínate, híncate ante tu padre.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: hinka

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