danga

See also: dãngã and dänga

Albanian

Noun

danga

1. inflection of dangë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Bambara

Noun

danga

1. a curse

Verb

danga

1. (transitive) to curse

Bariai

Noun

danga

1. thing

References

• Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

Hausa

Etymology

Compare Kanuri dángá (“cornstalk fence”), Chadian Arabic دنقاي (dangāy, “prison”), Lame daŋgai (“prison”), Dangaléat dyegruwa (“stone wall”), Sidamo danqara (“bar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dán.ɡáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dáŋ.ɡáː]

Noun

dangā f (plural dangōgī, possessed form dangar̃)

1. cornstalk fence

   Synonym: darni

Juba Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from a local language. Compare Bari daŋ, Dinka dhaŋ, Southwestern Dinka dhaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaŋa/, [ˈda.ŋa]

Noun

danga

1. bow

References

• Ian Smith; Morris Timothy Ama (1985), A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 129

Latvian

Etymology

• From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dangāˀ. For the cognates, see Lithuanian dangà.

Noun

danga f (4th declension)

1. (dialectal) corner

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• kakts, stūris

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dangāˀ. Cognate with Latvian danga (“corner”), Serbo-Croatian ду́га/dúga (“rainbow”). See also dangùs (“sky”).

Noun

dangà f (plural dañgos) stress pattern 4

1. something covering another thing; cover

   sniẽgo dangà - lying snow

2. clothes (archaic or poetic)

Declension

Declension of dangà

	singular	plural
nominative	dangà	dañgos
genitive	dangõs	dangų̃
dative	dañgai	dangóms
accusative	dañgą	dangàs
instrumental	dangà	dangomi̇̀s
locative	dangojè	dangosè
vocative	dañga	dañgos

Synonyms

• (cover): apdangalas, uždanga
• (clothes): apdaras, drabužis, rūbas

Related terms

Nouns related to danga

• apdanga f, apdangalas m
• dangtis m
• padanga f
• priedanga f
• uždanga f

(Verb)

• dengti

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *dəŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəR, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəR.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

danga

1. to hear, to listen

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*deŋeR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Common Turkic *tamga

Ottoman Turkish تمغا (damga)bor.

Romanian danga

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تمغا (damga), from Proto-Common Turkic *tamga.

Noun

danga f (plural dangale)

1. brand (on horses or cows)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	danga	dangaua	dangale	dangalele
genitive-dative	dangale	dangalei	dangale	dangalelor
vocative	danga		dangalelor

Silesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaŋ.ɡa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋɡa
• Syllabification: dan‧ga

Noun

danga f

1. alternative form of dynga

Further reading

• Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “danga”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 67