diga

See also: 'di ga, diġà, dìga, dığa, and дига

Albanian

Noun

diga

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

Galician

Verb

diga

1. inflection of dicir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of dizer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dí.ɡàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dɪ́.ɡàː]

Noun

digā̀ f (plural digōgī, possessed form digàr̃)

1. pickaxe

Italian

Etymology

From French digue, from Middle Dutch dijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Hyphenation: dì‧ga

Noun

diga f (plural dighe)

1. an hydraulic barrier built for protection purposes or for the creation of a basin
2. (figurative, by extension) a barrier, defense, or rampart

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɡɐ/ [ˈdi.ɣɐ]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: di‧ga

Verb

diga

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

Spanish

Etymology

See decir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪i.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Interjection

diga

1. way to say hello on the telephone

   Synonyms: (Mexico) bueno, ¿aló?, dígame, sí

Verb

diga

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

Further reading

• “diga, o dígame”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -iɡaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Noun

digà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (dialectal, Quezon)

1. lemon juice (the liquid extract of lemon fruit)

   Synonym: (Quezon) kalatas

2. dye; sap or coloring matter obtained from bark of trees

   Synonyms: tina, pantina

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Phrase

diga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (chiefly dialectal, Batangas, Mindoro)

1. informal spelling of 'di ga

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish diga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Noun

diga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ)

1. idle talk

   Synonyms: salita, sabi, daldal, satsat, tsismis, ditso, kuskos-balungos

2. declaration of love

Derived terms

• digahan
• dumiga
• magdiga

Related terms

• dikta
• disin
• ditso

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈɡaʔ/ [d̪ɪˈɣaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Noun

digâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (obsolete)

1. refinement (such as of gold)

   Synonyms: wagas, lubos, pino

Derived terms

• digain

Further reading

• “diga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 108
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Anagrams

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