mogoro

Sardinian

Alternative forms

mògula, mògora

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Hypothesized to be part of a Nuragic substrate. Often compared with Basque mokor (“trunk; lump of earth”), but the semantics is dubious. Notice, however, that words having similar shapes are also found in the Balkans; compare Romanian măgură (“hill”), Albanian magulë (“heap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoɡoro/

Noun

mògoro

hill

References

“mogoro” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it
Pallottino, Massimo (1950) Lilliu, Giovanni, editor, La Sardegna nuragica [Nuragic Sardinia] (Bibliotheca Sarda) (in Italian), Ilisso edizioni, published 2001, →ISBN, page 96