guaḥe

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • guaxe
  • guaḥi
  • buaḥe

Etymology

Perhaps from German Wagen or Dutch wagen, referring to the children who were in charge of pulling the wagons in the Asturian mines, the engineers of German and Dutch origin could have used this word to name them. Another theory says that it comes from native american origin and related to Spanish guaje. Or Proto-Celtic wassis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwahe/ [ˈɡwa.he]
  • Rhymes: -ahe
  • Syllabification: gua‧ḥe

Noun

guaḥe m sg (feminine singular guaḥa, masculine plural guaḥes, feminine plural guaḥes)

  1. kid, child
  2. boyfriend
  3. son, boy

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “guah.e”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “guah.e”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
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