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Guaraní
Pronunciation
Verb
muña
- to run after, to chase
- to pursue
Conjugation
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuɲa/
- Rhymes: -uɲa
- Syllabification: mu‧ña
Etymology 1
From Quechua muña, originally used by Andeans to refer to any plant smelling of mint.
Noun
muña f (plural muñas)
- (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, 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:
Derived terms
References
- Bastien, Joseph William (1987): Healers of the Andes: Kallawaya Herbalists and Their Medicinal Plants, p. 98-99
Etymology 2
Verb
muña
- inflection of muñir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative