tqegħid

Maltese
Root
q-għ-d

Etymology

Verbal noun of qiegħed (“to put”) and tqiegħed (“to be put”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʔɛˈjiːt/, /tʔɛːt/
  • IPA(key): /tʔɛˤːˈiːt/, /tʔɛˤːt/ (archaic)

Noun

tqegħid m

  1. the act of putting or placing
    Iċ-ċerimonja ntemmet bit-tqegħid tal-fjuri taħt il-monument.
    The ceremony ended with the laying of flowers at the monument.
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