mexa

mexa

Asturian

Verb

mexa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mexar
  2. second-person singular imperative of mexar

Galician

Verb

mexa

  1. inflection of mexar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of mexer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Root
m-x-j
7 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic مَشَى (mašā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.ʃa/
    • Rhymes: -ɛʃa

    Verb

    mexa (imperfect jimxi, past participle mimxi, active participle miexi, verbal noun mixi)

    1. to walk
      • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:
        Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
        jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
        bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
        minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. to move
    3. to make progress
    4. to act properly
    5. to follow in someone's footsteps [with fuq or wara]
    6. to get on with [with ma’]
    7. to follow [with wara]
    8. to be in demand
    9. to estimate damages
    10. to be feasible

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of mexa (Form I)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m mxejt mxejt mexa mxejna mxejtu mxew
    f mxiet
    imperfect m nimxi timxi jimxi nimxu timxu jimxu
    f timxi
    imperative imxi imxu

    Portuguese

    Verb

    mexa

    1. inflection of mexer:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From mexicano.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmeɡsa/ [ˈmeɣ̞.sa]
    • Rhymes: -eɡsa
    • Syllabification: me‧xa

    Adjective

    mexa m or f (masculine and feminine plural mexas)

    1. (slang) Mexican

    Noun

    mexa m or f by sense (plural mexas)

    1. (slang) Mexican