momia

See also: mòmia

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmomja/, [ˈmo.mja]

Noun

momia f (plural momies)

1. mummy

Galician

Noun

momia f (plural momias)

1. mummy

Derived terms

• momificar

Further reading

• “momia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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

• momificar

 

Noun

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

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

Adjective

momia

1. feminine singular of momio

Further reading

• “momio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014