unhar

Portuguese

FWOTD – 27 April 2013

Alternative forms

  • azunhar

Etymology

From unha (nail) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

unhar (first-person singular present unho, first-person singular preterite unhei, past participle unhado)

  1. to scratch with a nail or claw
    • 1997, Andrew Edney, translated by Cláudia Penteado, Como cuidar bem de seu gato, Nobel, page 36:
      Um gato não estará sendo maldoso quando unhar sua cadeira favorita — []
      A cat won’t be acting evilly when it scratches your favourite chair with his nails []

Conjugation