aguja

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish aguja, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡuxa/, [aˈɡu.xa]
  • Hyphenation: a‧gu‧ja

Noun

aguja

  1. needle

Spanish

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
    Proto-Italic *akus
    Late Latin acus
    Late Latin -cula
    Late Latin acūcula
    Old Spanish aguja
    Spanish aguja

    Inherited from Old Spanish aguja, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”). Compare Sicilian agugghia.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aˈɡuxa/ [aˈɣ̞u.xa]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uxa
    • Syllabification: a‧gu‧ja

    Noun

    aguja f (plural agujas)

    1. needle
      ¿Tiene usted una aguja para coser estos botones?
      Do you have a needle to sew on these buttons?
    2. hand (of a clock)
      Synonyms: saeta, manecilla
    3. (military) firing pin
    4. (architecture) spire, steeple
    5. glaive
      Synonym: lanza
    6. (railroad) switch
    7. Venus comb
      Synonym: peine de Venus

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Chavacano: aguja
    • → Copainalá Zoque: acuša
    • → Ladino: alguja
    • → Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱co̱xaj
    • → Northern Puebla Nahuatl: acoxa
    • → Tagalog: aguha
    • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öcuxa
    • → Ye'kwana: makusa

    Further reading

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