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)
- I push.
Related terms
- pindziri / pindzire, pindzeari / pindzeare
- pimtu
- pimshu
Greenlandic
Noun
pingu (plural pingut)
- hummock, small hill
Swahili
pingu
Etymology
Cognates include Luhya epingu.
Noun
pingu (n class, plural pingu)
- handcuff (one ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair)
- pingu za maisha ― bonds of marriage