würgen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to strangle, to choke
- (intransitive, weak) to gag, to retch
- (intransitive, weak) to have trouble chewing or swallowing, to gag on
Synonyms
sich verstopfen
Würgreiz haben
hinunterwürgen
Translations
sufocar
wurgen
strangolare
estrangular
avoir des nauséesFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
wiirge
Basel-Landschaft
woorge
Basel-Landschaft
wuurge
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvʏrɡən/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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