mergullar

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (transitive) to submerge
2. (reflexive) to dive

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/meɾɣuˈʎaɾ/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji latînî mîras hatiye girtin: mergulus

Hevwate bi portugalî: mergulhar

Hevwate bi spanî: somorgujar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese mergullar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *merguliāre, from Latin mergulus, diminutive of mergus (“diver; loon”), from mergō (“I dive, I plunge”). Cognate with Portuguese mergulhar; compare also Spanish somorgujar.