μύω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mewH-ye-, from *mewH- (to shut); cognate with Latin mutus, Sanskrit मूक (muka, mute). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *mews-ye-, from *mews- (to shut), and cognate with Palaic (muš-, to satiate oneself), though this is semantically unconvincing.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μῡ́ω (mū́ō)

  1. (transitive) to close, to shut
  2. to be shut, (esp. of the eyes)

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μῡ́ω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 988

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