marga

See also: Marga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːɡə/

Noun

marga (plural margas)

1. (South Asia) The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as opposed to modern or regional developments. [from 19th c.]
2. (Hinduism, yoga) Any of various paths or courses seen as leading to enlightenment. [from 20th c.]
3. (Buddhism) The noble eightfold path. [from 20th c.]

Anagrams

• Magar, grama, ragam, rāgam

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.ɡa/
• Hyphenation: mar‧ga

Noun

marga (first-person possessive margaku, second-person possessive margamu, third-person possessive marganya)

1. (Classical Malay) wild animal
2. way, road, route, path

Derived terms

• adimarga

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.ɡa/
• Hyphenation: mar‧ga

Noun

marga (first-person possessive margaku, second-person possessive margamu, third-person possessive marganya)

1. (anthropology) clan
2. (biology, taxonomy) genus

Further reading

• “marga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Latin

Etymology

From Celtic, probably Gaulish (Pliny).

Noun

marga f (genitive margae); first declension

1. (geology) marl

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	marga	margae
Genitive	margae	margārum
Dative	margae	margīs
Accusative	margam	margās
Ablative	margā	margīs
Vocative	marga	margae

References

• “marga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• marga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ɡa/

Verb

marga

1. third-person singular present indicative of margać

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin marga, from Celtic/Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ɡɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ɣɐ/
• Hyphenation: mar‧ga

Noun

marga f (plural margas)

1. (geology) marl (lime-rich mud)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin marga, from Celtic/Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾɡa/ [ˈmaɾ.ɣ̞a]
• Hyphenation: mar‧ga

Noun

marga f (plural margas)

1. (geology) marl

Derived terms

• margoso
• marguera