mesquí
Catalan
Etymology
From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”), from Classical Syriac ܡܶܣܟܸܐܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܝܢܳܐ (meskēnā, “miserable, wretched”), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕 (muškēnu, “beggar, needy, indigent”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məsˈki/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /mesˈki/
Adjective
mesquí (feminine mesquina, masculine plural mesquins, feminine plural mesquines)
- (archaic, dialectal) misfortunate, miserable
- mean, stingy
- vile, despicable
- paltry, wretched (of quantity or size)
Synonyms
- (stingy): gasiu
- (vile): roí
- (wretchedly small): esquifit
Derived terms
- mesquinejar
- mesquinesa
Further reading
- “mesquí” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.