tengħud

Maltese

Alternative forms

• tengħut (dialectal, Gozo)

Etymology

Inherited from dialectal Arabic, itself from Berber; compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵖⵓⵜ (tanaɣut).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈnɔwt/, /tɛˈnawt/
  • IPA^(key): /tɛˈnəˤwt/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /tɛnˈɣuːt/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

tengħud m (collective, singulative tengħuda, paucal tengħudiet)

1. spurge (plant)