mexana

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mediana[1], "middle one", referring to the candle's wick. Doublet of mianu and medianu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈʃana/ [meˈʃa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: me‧xa‧na

Noun

mexana f (plural mexanes)

  1. candle
    Synonyms: vela, candela

Further reading

  • “mexana”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “mexana”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

References

  1. ^ Gutiérrez, C. (2024). Remarks on the sound change [dj] > [ʎ] in central Ibero-Romance. Scriptum Digital, 13, 7–29. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/scriptum.141
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