cangiari
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- canciari
Etymology
From Old French cangier, from Late Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambīre, infinitive of cambiō (“to exchange”), from Gaulish cambion (“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Cognate to Old Italian cangiare, Greek κάμπτω (kámpto), Italian cambiare, Portuguese cambiar, Spanish cambiar, Occitan cambiar, Catalan canviar, Norman changier, French changer, and English change.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɐ̠nˈd͡ʒa.rɪ/, [kɑ̝ŋˈd͡ʒʲäː.ɾɪ̟]
- Hyphenation: can‧già‧ri
Verb
cangiari
- to change
- to exchange
Related terms
- cangiarisi, canciarisi
- cangiu, canciu
- cangiamentu, canciamentu
- scangiari, scanciari
- scangiu, scanciu