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Asturian
Verb
daño
- first-person singular present indicative of dañar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaɲo/
- Rhymes: -aɲo
- Syllabification: da‧ño
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish danno, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂pnom (“expense, investment”). Cognate with English damage.
Noun
daño m (plural daños)
- damage
- Synonym: estrago
- hex, curse
- Synonyms: maleficio, maldición
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 88:Los Machis son las únicas personas que tienen ciencia y poder bastantes para descubrir y curar los daños causados por los Brujos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
daño
- first-person singular present indicative of dañar
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