planger

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plangere. Compare the inherited Old Galician-Portuguese changer; cf. also Spanish plañir.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒe(ʁ)/ [plɐ̃ˈʒe(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒe(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒe(ʁ)/ [plɐ̃ˈʒe(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒe(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒeɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /plɐ̃ˈʒe.ɾi/

Verb

planger (first-person singular present planjo, first-person singular preterite plangi, past participle plangido)

  1. to whine, cry
  2. to toll (of a bell)

Conjugation