Guaraní

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mũˈɲã]
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: mu‧ña

Verb

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muña

  1. to run after, to chase
  2. to pursue

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmuɲa/ [ˈmu.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -uɲa
  • Syllabification: mu‧ña

Etymology 1

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From Quechua muña, originally used by Andeans to refer to any plant smelling of mint.

 
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Noun

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muña f (plural muñas)

  1. (Peru, Bolivia) Minthostachys spp., especially Minthostachys mollis, Minthostachys setosa and Minthostachys andina
    Synonyms: (Peru) chamcua, (Argentina) peperina, (Ecuador) poleo, (Ecuador) tipo
    • 2007, Mario E. Tapia, Ana María Fries, Guía de los cultivos andinos[1], Lima: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación / Asociación Nacional de Productores Ecológicos del Perú, archived from the original on 18 February 2020, page 39:
      Uso de ramas de chamcua (Minthostachys mollis) o muña (Minthostachys andina) que funcionan como repelentes y también tienen efecto insecticida.
      Use of branches of chamcua (Minthostachys mollis) or muña (Minthostachys andina) that function as repellants and also have insecticide effect.
Derived terms
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References

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  • Bastien, Joseph William (1987): Healers of the Andes: Kallawaya Herbalists and Their Medicinal Plants, p. 98-99

Etymology 2

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Verb

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muña

  1. inflection of muñir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative