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τραβάω

Pronunciation: /tɾaˈva.o/

“τραβάω” is a Greek word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to pull, pull in, drag, tow
  2. to pull out, withdraw
  3. to pluck (stringed instrument)
  4. to suffer, endure, be troubled with smth.
  5. to last for a long time (of something unpleasant)
  6. to call for, require

Etymology

From an earlier τραβώ (travó) + -άω (-áo), from Byzantine Greek τραβῶ (trabô) < τραβίζω (trabízō) < ταυρίζω (taurízō, “to drag intensely (like a bull)”), from Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + -ίζω (-ízō). Cognate with Mariupol Greek траву́ (travú).

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