unghja

Corsican

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ungla < Latin ungula (< unguis), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-. Cognate with Italian unghia, Sicilian ugna.

Noun

unghja f

  1. (anatomy) nail
    Synonym: ugna

Further reading

  • “unghja” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
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