mārga

See also: marga, Marga, and márga

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], of uncertain origin.

• A proposed relation is Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape”). If correct, the semantic shift would be "shape" > "beautiful shape" > "lass".

Cognates include Latvian mērga, Lithuanian merga (whence mergina) and Old Prussian mergo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmàːrɡa]
• Hyphenation: mār‧ga

Noun

mārga f

1. bride
2. (dated) daughter
3. (dated) girl, lass

Declension

Declension of mārga (type 4 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	mārga	mārgys, mārgas1)
genitive	mārgys, mārgas1)	mārgu
dative	mārgai	mārgom
accusative	mārgu	mārgys, mārgas1)
instrumental	mārgu	mārgom
locative	mārgā	mārguos
vocative	mārga, mārg	mārgys, mārgas1)

¹⁾ dialectal

Synonyms

• (daughter): meita
• (girl, lass): meita

Coordinate terms

• (bride): jaunikis (“groom”)
• (daughter): dāls (“son”)

References

• A. Andronov; L. Leikuma (2008), Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
• Wojciech Smoczyński (2021), “mergà”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga, “way, road, route, path”).

Noun

mārga

1. track, road, way.

   Synonyms: dalan, hĕnū, ĕnu, hawan, patha

2. vehicle, mean.

   Synonyms: hawan, wāha, ratha, wāhana, wahat, yāna

3. manner, method, way of life.

Derived terms

• amarga
• kamārga
• kamārgan
• makamārga
• sakamārga
• samārganya

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦂꦒꦶ (margi), ꦩꦼꦂꦒ (merga), ꦩꦼꦂꦒꦶ (mergi), ꦩꦂꦒ (marga)
  • → Indonesian: marga (semantic loan)
• → Balinese: ᬫᬵᬃᬕ (marga)

Further reading

• "mārga" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.