momia

See also: mòmia

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmomja/ [ˈmo.mja]
  • Rhymes: -omja
  • Syllabification: mo‧mia

Noun

momia f (plural momies)

  1. mummy
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Further reading

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

Galician

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔmja/ [ˈmɔ̃.mjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔmja
  • Hyphenation: mo‧mia

Noun

momia f (plural momias)

  1. mummy (embalmed corpse)
  2. (figurative) a quiet person

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, wax).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmomja/ [ˈmo.mja]
  • Rhymes: -omja
  • Syllabification: mo‧mia

Noun

momia f (plural momias)

  1. mummy

Derived terms

Noun

momia f (plural momias, masculine momio, masculine plural momios)

  1. (Chile, colloquial, politics, feminine) right-winger
    Synonym: derechista

Adjective

momia

  1. feminine singular of momio

Further reading