talgià

Istriot

Etymology

From Late Latin tāliāre, a verb based on Latin tālea (“cutting taken from a plant”). Compare Dalmatian taljur, Venetian tajar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /talˈd͡ʒa/

Verb

talgià

1. to cut
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 68:

     Nu’ iè truvato spada, che me talgia,

     I have not found a sword that would cut me,