muíña

Galician

Alternative forms

• moaña, muña

Etymology

Attested from the 14th century. From muíño (“mill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈiɲa̝/

Noun

muíña f (plural muíñas)

1. chaff, dust, milldust
   • 1329, M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 90:

     daquel pam que ouuer na herdade limpo de palla et de munna

     of the grain that the property has, clean of chaff and milldust

   • 1412, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El priorato benedictino de San Vicenzo de Pombeiro y su colección diplomática en la Edad Media, Sada / A Coruña: Ediciós do Castro, page 138:

     terça de castañas a a deçeda do canyço, secas et linpas de moyña

     a third of the chestnuts, as they are took down from the wattle, dry and clean of chaff

   Synonyms: palla, tasco

2. bran

   Synonyms: bren, farelo, relón

3. pollen

   Synonym: pole

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “munna”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “linpas de”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “muíña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “muíña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “muíña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN