pingu

Aromanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin impingō, with the loss of the initial prefix, or from a root *pingō instead of pangō. Compare Daco-Romanian împinge, împing.

Verb

pingu (past participle pimtã)

  1. I push.
  • pindziri / pindzire, pindzeari / pindzeare
  • pimtu
  • pimshu

Greenlandic

Noun

pingu (plural pingut)

  1. hummock, small hill

Swahili
pingu

Etymology

Cognates include Luhya epingu.

Noun

pingu (n class, plural pingu)

  1. handcuff (one ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair)
    pingu za maisha ― bonds of marriage
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