higa
Rwanda-Rundi edit
Verb edit
-hîga (infinitive guhîga, perfective -hîze)
- to hunt
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From higo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
higa f (plural higas)
- obscene gesture made by putting the thumb between the index finger and the middle finger
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “higa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hidəʀáq. Compare Ilocano idda, Bikol Central higda, Cebuano higda, Waray-Waray higda, and Maranao iga'.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
higâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ)
- lying down
- Synonym: paghiga
- act of going to bed
- lying position of the body
- Synonym: pagkakahiga
- time of going to bed
- lying position (of an object)
- Synonyms: bagna, pagkakabagna
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
higâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ)
- lie down; fallen down on one's back
- Synonym: nakahiga
- lying flat on the surface
- Synonyms: bulagta, nakabulagta
- (by extension) bedridden