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Maltese
Etymology
Internationalism, compare Sicilian stagnari, Italian stagnare, English stagnate. The /d͡ʒ/ might have arisen from contamination of Sicilian stagghiari (“to stagnate”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Verb
staġna (imperfect jistaġna, past participle staġnat, verbal noun staġnar)
- to stagnate
Conjugation