gawda

Maltese

Etymology

Root
g-w-d

Integrated loan verb from a Romance language, perhaps Catalan gaudir or a lost variant of Sicilian godiri, eventually from Latin gaudere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaw.da/

Verb

gawda (imperfect jgawdi, past participle mgawdi)

  1. to enjoy, to take pleasure in

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • tgawda
  • tgawdija
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