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Portuguese
Etymology
From em- + punho + -ar. Compare Spanish empuñar, Catalan empunyar, Italian impugnare.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pũˈɲa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pũˈɲa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈɲa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈɲa(ɻ)/
Verb
empunhar (first-person singular present empunho, first-person singular preterite empunhei, past participle empunhado)
- to hold by its end with one’s clenched fist, like a sword
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.