pagu

See also: pagʉ and pågu

Asturian

Etymology

Deverbal from pagar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɣu/ [ˈpa.ɣu]
• Rhymes: -aɣu
• Syllabification: pa‧gu

Noun

pagu m (plural pagos)

1. payment

Adjective

pagu m sg (feminine singular paga, neuter singular pago, masculine plural pagos, feminine plural pagues)

1. past participle of pagar

   Synonym: pagáu

2. paid

   Synonym: pagáu

   Ties de dir al viaxe, yá ta pagu.

   You have to go to the trip, it's already paid for.

   • 1960, Enrique Pérez Álvarez, El Sospiru del Moru, Villaviciosa, sourced from Fayueles y Forgaxes, ALLA, 1995:

     ...y que abondu taba pagu col tiempu pasau nel presidiu,

     ...and which was paid enough with the time passed in prison

References

• “pagu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “pagu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɡu/

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• Rhymes: -aɡu
• Syllabification: pa‧gu

Verb

pagu

1. imperative of pagi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Minangkabau pagu (“ceiling”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɡu/ [ˈpa.ɡu]
• Rhymes: -aɡu
• Syllabification: pa‧gu

Noun

pagu (plural pagu-pagu)

1. rack, shelf

   Synonym: para

2. ceiling:
   1. (finance) the maximum permitted level in a financial transaction

      Synonyms: batas atas, plafon, siling (Malay)

   2. (architecture) the overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room

      Synonyms: langit-langit, siling (Malay)

3. attic: The space, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building

   Synonym: loteng

Derived terms

• pagu anggaran
• pagu belanja
• pagu dana
• pagu definitif
• pagu harga
• pagu indikatif
• pagu kredit
• pagu minus
• pagu pembayaran
• pagu sementara
• pagu utang

Further reading

• “pagu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016