mygga

Swedish

/²mʏɡa/

noun
Definitions
  • mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)
  • (somewhat) a small microphone attached to clothing

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse mý inherited from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (midge, gnat, mosquito) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mu (fly).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mu

Gloss

fly

Concept
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Emoji
✈️ 🐉 🐦️ 🐲 💸 🕊️ 🚁 🛩️ 🛫 🛬 🦅 🦆 🪁 👨‍✈️ 👩‍✈️ 🚁

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