würgen

Significado

1. (transitive,weak) to strangle, choke
2. (intransitive,weak) to gag, retch
3. (intransitive,weak) to have trouble chewing or swallowing, to gag on

Guionizado como

wür‧gen

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈvʏrɡən/

Etimoloxía

From Middle High German würgen, from Old High German wurgen, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with Dutch wurgen, worgen, English worry.