ga

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of Irish Gaeilge

Symbol[edit]

ga

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Irish.

Aeka[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. rain

Further reading[edit]

  • transnewguinea.org, citing both Wilson (1969) and McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)
  • James Farr, Robert Larson, A Selective Word List in Ten Different Binandere Languages
  • Papers in New Guinea Linguistics (1971), issues 8-9, pages 80-81, using a wordlist furnished by Capell

Anguthimri[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. (Mpakwithi) mouth

Verb[edit]

ga

  1. (transitive, Mpakwithi) to poke
  2. (transitive, Mpakwithi) to peel

References[edit]

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 185

Bisu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ga (Thai spelling กงา)

  1. I.

Djambarrpuyngu[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

ga

  1. and

References[edit]

Drung[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ga.

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. saddle

References[edit]

  • Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung[1], Santa Barbara: University of California

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aː
  • IPA(key): /ɣaː/

Verb[edit]

ga

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gaan
  2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of gaan
  3. imperative of gaan
    ga!go!

Ewe[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. metal
  2. money

Fijian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ga

  1. only

Conjunction[edit]

ga

  1. but

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. duck

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French gare.

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. station, terminal

Hiw[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ɣaya, an irregular reflex of Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, metathesis of *wakaʀ (root). Cognate with Mwotlap ga and Lo-Toga gi, and also with Proto-Polynesian *kawa (whence Tongan kava).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. kava plant, Piper methysticum
  2. kava, an intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.

References[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ga

  1. Alternative form of (eng)gak

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Apparently a conflation of Old Irish gath, goth (spear) with the synonymous gae (spear), from Proto-Celtic *gaisos (spear), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (spear). Cognate with Welsh gwayw and Latin gaesum (a Gaulish loanword) as well as Old English gār.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga m (genitive singular ga or gaoi, nominative plural gathanna or gaoi or gaoithe)

  1. spear (long stick with a sharp tip), dart
  2. dart, sting
    Chuir an cat a gha ann.The cat clawed him.
  3. ray (beam of light or radiation)
  4. (geometry) radius (line segment between any point on the circumference of a circle and its center; length of this segment)
  5. (medicine) suppository
  6. (fishing) gaff

Declension[edit]

  • Alternative genitive singular: gaoi
  • Alternative plural forms: gaoi, gaoithe

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ga gha nga
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

Further reading[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of
  2. Rōmaji transcription of

Kaingang[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. earth; land

Lombard[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ga

  1. (Eastern Lombard) there (in the expression of "there be")

Synonyms[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ga m or f

  1. (Eastern Lombard) him; her/it (dative case)
  2. (Eastern Lombard) them (dative case)

Synonyms[edit]

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ga

  1. when

Synonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “ga”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “ga”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ga (ga5 / ga0, Zhuyin ˙ㄍㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

ga

  1. Nonstandard spelling of .
  2. Nonstandard spelling of .
  3. Nonstandard spelling of .
  4. Nonstandard spelling of .

Usage notes[edit]

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Manx[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

ga

  1. though, although
  2. albeit

Middle Dutch[edit]

Verb[edit]

  1. inflection of gâen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive

Middle English[edit]

Verb[edit]

ga

  1. (Early Middle English, Northern) Alternative form of gon (to go)

Mwotlap[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ɣaya, an irregular reflex of Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, metathesis of *wakaʀ (root). Cognate with Hiw ga and Lo-Toga gi, and also with Proto-Polynesian *kawa (whence Tongan kava).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga (determinate naga)

  1. kava plant, Piper methysticum
  2. kava, an intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.

References[edit]

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Related to Persian گاو(gâv).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga ?

  1. ox
  2. bull

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

ga

  1. simple past of gi

Phalura[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Sanskrit किम् (kim, what? why? (interrogative particle)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

ga (indefinite, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)

  1. any
  2. what (kind), which

References[edit]

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ga (indefinite, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)

  1. what
  2. that

References[edit]

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Etymology 3[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

ga (conjunction, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)

  1. Complementizer/relativizer
  2. that
  3. which
  4. who
  5. where

References[edit]

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Etymology 4[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

ga (modal, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)

  1. Marker of inferred, assumed or presumed knowledge

References[edit]

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[5], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection[edit]

ga

  1. sound made by geese

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ga

  1. him, it (direct object)
    Bha sinn ga thuigsinn.We understood it.
  2. her, it (direct object)
    Cha bhi mi ga tachairt.I won't be meeting her.

Usage notes[edit]

  • As him/it lenites the following word.
  • As her/it adds the prefix h- to the following word if it begins with a vowel.
    An robh thu ga h-ithe?Did you eat it?

Related terms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ga (Cyrillic spelling га)

  1. of him (clitic genitive singular of ȏn (he))
  2. him (clitic accusative singular of ȏn (he))
  3. of it (clitic genitive singular of òno (it))
  4. it (clitic accusative singular of òno (it))

Declension[edit]

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ga

  1. Romanization of 𒂵 (ga)

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Possibly a shortened form of baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba₅. Cognate with Cebuano ba and Malagasy va.

Particle[edit]

ga

  1. (dialectal, Batangas, Quezon) marks a sentence as interrogative
    Synonyms: ba, (dialectal) baga

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter G.

Teribe[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. skunk

References[edit]

  • Gamarra A., Enrique; Villagra S., Inocencio (1980) Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo = Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español[6] (in Teribe and Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Cultura & Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 9

Venetian[edit]

Verb[edit]

ga

  1. third-person singular present indicative of gaver

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French gare.

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. train station

Etymology 2[edit]

From French gaz (gas), from Dutch gas.

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. gas used for a gas stove
    bình gaa gas tank
  2. carbon dioxide used for a carbonated drink
    nước ngọt có gaa sweet carbonated drink
  3. lighter fluid
    Bật lửa này hết ga rồi.
    This lighter's run out of fluid.
  4. (automotive) accelerator
Derived terms

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. (Southern Vietnam, especially Mekong Delta) Pronunciation spelling of ra (bed sheet).

Waigali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nuristani *gā́wā (whence Ashkun , Kamkata-viri , Prasuni gúṭu, Tregami ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš (whence Sanskrit गो (), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊(gao), Persian گاو(gâv)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (whence Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), Russian говя́до (govjádo), English cow).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga f

  1. cow

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ga

  1. Soft mutation of ca.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ca ga ngha cha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Western Apache[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. jackrabbit

Westrobothnian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

ga (preterite gekk or gikk, plural ging, supine gatt or gaije or goi or , imperative gakk, plural gaijen or goien)

  1. (intransitive) to walk
  2. (intransitive, of objects) move, start
  3. (with dill) amount to

Derived terms[edit]

Wutunhua[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Mandarin ().

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ga

  1. small (in size, number, etc.)
    je-ge jjhakai zhungo kan-la xaige ga-li.
    This country is much smaller than China.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 146)
    dangga gejhai-mu ga-de shai-la ha xaitang-li da gu qhi-de yi-zek ra mi-li.
    None of our schoolchildren goes to Chinese school [i.e. schools where the medium of education is Mandarin] at the very young age.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 355)

References[edit]

  • Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[7], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yola[edit]

Verb[edit]

ga

  1. simple past tense of gee
    • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 8:
      An Paudeen hay ga her a mighty smugal.
      And Paddy, he gave her a mighty smack.

References[edit]

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

  1. to set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out
    Bá mi ga agbòjò yìíHelp me open this umbrella
  2. to gape open
    Ilẹ̀ á jù ọ́ lọThe ground shall open and swallow you up
Usage notes[edit]
  • ga before a direct object
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  1. to set someone up for a joke; (literally) to make someone believe what may not be true of themself in a joking manner
    mo ń ẹ́ niI am only setting you up for a joke
  2. (transitive) to tickle
    Synonyms: rìn, rìn ní ìgàkè, gà léèégìnnì, rìn léèégìnnì

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

  • ga before a direct object

Etymology 3[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • gọn (Ìjẹ̀bú)
  • go (Ìkálẹ̀, Oǹdó, Ifẹ̀)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ga

  1. to be tall
    Antonym: kúrú
  2. (idiomatic) to be beyond that which can be tolerated or described
Derived terms[edit]
  • gíga (tallness; height)
  • ó ga! (this is beyond description!)

Etymology 4[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

  1. to stand aloof
  2. to become tired or fed up
    Synonym: gọ́
    ọ̀rọ̀ náàá miThis matter has caused me to be fed up
Derived terms[edit]

Zazaki[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Related to Persian گاو(gâv).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ga

Noun[edit]

ga

  1. ox
  2. bull
  3. (astronomy, astrology) Taurus

Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (leg). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, Lao ຂາ (khā), ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Bouyei gal.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ga (Sawndip forms 𮛑 or or or , 1957–1982 spelling ga)

  1. (anatomy) leg
  2. leg (of a chair, table, etc.)

Classifier[edit]

ga (1957–1982 spelling ga)

  1. quarter of (a butchered four-legged animal)
  2. one of a pair of long, thin objects (shoes, socks, gloves, chopsticks, etc.)