cheag
Romanian
Alternative forms
- chiag (dated)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin root *clagum, from metathesis of Latin coāgulum (cf. the contracted Late Latin form quaglum, found in some manuscripts). A late Romance form was borrowed into Ukrainian ґляґ (gljag), dialectal Russian гляк (gljak), гляканка (gljakanka).
Doublet of coagul, a borrowing.
Noun
cheag n (plural cheaguri)
- clot
- rennet
- savings, funds
Derived terms
- cheag sangvin
- cheag de sânge
Related terms
- închega
- chegar