ebaki

Basque

Etymology

From the stem epai- (“cut”), from Proto-Basque *-ba-.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ebaki/ [e.β̞a.ki]
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Hyphenation: e‧ba‧ki

Verb

ebaki ? (imperfect participle ebakitzen, future participle ebakiko, short form ebaki, verbal noun ebakitze)

  1. to cut, cut down
  2. to cut, wound
  3. to cut out, carve
  4. to mow, reap (wheat)
  5. to separate, divide
  6. to pronounce, articulate
  7. to destroy, break
  8. to be embarrassed, stunned
  9. to intersect (mathematics)

References
  1. “ebaki” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading
  • "ebaki" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “ebaki” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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