muia

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muia^¹

/muˈja/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *molliāre, from Latin mollis (“soft”) + -iāre (causative verb-forming suffix). Compare Aromanian muljari.

verb a muia 1st conjugation · moaie · muiat · a muia · muind

synonym of înmuia (“to soften; to dip”)
Similar: înmuia

muia^²

/ˈmu.ja/

Rhymes with -uja

noun муя

accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular definite nominative/accusative singular of muie

In English

soak to immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation
douse plunge suddenly into water; duck; immerse
moisten to make moist
soften (transitive) To make something soft or softer

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@misc{muia_2026,
  title = {muia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/muia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}