English edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaŋɡə/
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Etymology 1 edit

From Swahili panga (machete).

Noun edit

panga (plural pangas)

  1. (East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife.
    • 1967, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, A Grain of Wheat, EAEP, published 2008, page 77:
      She turned to the small basket she was carrying and took out a panga.
    • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 73:
      Charlie had told me what it had looked like immediately after the riots. Bodies hacked to pieces with pangas.
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 690:
      I pleaded with them to lay down their arms, to take each other's hands in peace: ‘Take your guns, your knives and your pangas, and throw them into the sea!’
Translations edit

Etymology 2 edit

Back-formation from the plural, from the stem of translingual Pangasius (genus name), from Bengali পাঙ্গাশ (paṅgaś, mud- or brown-coloured fish).

Noun edit

panga (plural pangas)

  1. Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.
  2. A type of modest-sized, open, outboard-powered, fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, including Central America, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.
Translations edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Spanish panga (motorboat).

Noun edit

panga (plural pangas)

  1. A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.

See also edit

Anagrams edit

Bikol Central edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paŋah, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paˈŋa/, [paˈŋa]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧nga

Noun edit

pangá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜅ)

  1. (anatomy) jaw, jawbone
    Synonym: salang

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paˈŋa/, [paˈŋa]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧nga

Noun edit

pangá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜅ)

  1. a framework built on a boat over which the large, thick mat is placed so that it may serve as an awning

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaŋa/, [ˈpa.ŋa]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧nga

Noun edit

pánga (Basahan spelling ᜉᜅ)

  1. a mark that one places on a tree that one has sown with a root crop, so that no one else will cut the tree or work the field

Cebuano edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pa‧nga

Noun edit

panga

  1. a forked stick

Cuyunon edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paŋah.

Noun edit

panga

  1. (anatomy) jaw

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from English panga, from New Latin Pangasius, ultimately from Bengali পাঙ্গাশ (paṅgaś).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

panga m (plural panga's)

  1. panga, pangasius, swai; fish of the genus Pangasius, especially when used as food
    Synonym: pangasius

Derived terms edit

Eastern Bontoc edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

Noun edit

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Estonian edit

Noun edit

panga

  1. genitive singular of pank

Ibaloi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

Noun edit

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Iraqw edit

Etymology edit

From Swahili panga.

Noun edit

panga f (plural pangadu n)

  1. knife

References edit

  • Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 69

Kankanaey edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

Noun edit

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Kapampangan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paŋah.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pəˈŋa/, [pəˈŋä]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧nga

Noun edit

panga

  1. (anatomy) jaw; jawbone

Karao edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

Noun edit

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Kayapa Kallahan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

Noun edit

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Lubuagan Kalinga edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

Noun edit

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Nga La edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa.

Numeral edit

panga

  1. five

References edit

  • Matu (Chin) Dictionary by Ropna Saruum, Matupi 2007

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpanɡa/ [ˈpãŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -anɡa
  • Syllabification: pan‧ga

Noun edit

panga f (plural pangas)

  1. (Latin America) panga (small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America)
  2. (Spain) swai, iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)
  3. (zoology) torpedo scad (Pterogymnus laniarius)

Further reading edit

Swahili edit

 
panga

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

panga (n class, plural panga)

  1. machete, panga (broad knife)
    • 2019 June 10, “Wanawake wa Kigoma watoroka wakihofia wabakaji Tanzania maarufu 'Teleza' [Kigoma women flee in fear of Tanzanian rapists 'Teleza']”, in BBC News Swahili[1]:
      'Silaha yao (teleza) kubwa ni kisu na panga.'
      'Their (Teleza's) chief weapons are the knife and the machete.'
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

-panga (infinitive kupanga)

  1. to arrange, classify, plan, organize, set up
    • 2018 December 13, “'John Bolton amepewa jukumu la kupanga jinsi ya kuniangamiza' ['John Bolton has been given the job of planning how to destroy me']”, in BBC News Swahili[2]:
      Bwana Maduro aliwahi kuituhumu Marekani, Colombia na upinzani kwa kupanga njama ya kumuua.
      Mr. Maduro has accused the United States, Colombia, and the opposition of plotting to kill him.
  2. to rent
  3. to live together, cohabit
  4. (with mtoto) to adopt
    Synonym: -asilisha
    • 2017 February 7, “Madona aruhusiwa kupanga watoto 2 kutoka Malawi”, in BBC News Swahili[3]:
      Madona aruhusiwa kupanga watoto 2 kutoka Malawi
      Madonna is allowed to adopt 2 children from Malawi
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of -panga
Positive present -napanga
Subjunctive -pange
Negative -pangi
Imperative singular panga
Infinitives
Positive kupanga
Negative kutopanga
Imperatives
Singular panga
Plural pangeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupanga
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipanga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupanga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napanga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapanga/napanga tunapanga
2nd person unapanga mnapanga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapanga wanapanga
other classes positive subject concord + -napanga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pangi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipangi hatupangi
2nd person hupangi hampangi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapangi hawapangi
other classes negative subject concord + -pangi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapanga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapanga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pange)
Singular Plural
1st person nipange tupange
2nd person upange mpange
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apange wapange
other classes positive subject concord + -pange
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipange
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepanga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepanga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipanga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipanga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apanga)
Singular Plural
1st person napanga twapanga
2nd person wapanga mwapanga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apanga wapanga
m-mi(III/IV) wapanga yapanga
ji-ma(V/VI) lapanga yapanga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapanga vyapanga
n(IX/X) yapanga zapanga
u(XI) wapanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapanga
pa(XVI) papanga
mu(XVIII) mwapanga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepanga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapanga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japanga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipanga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopanga
Consecutive kapanga / positive subject concord + -kapanga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapange
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipanga -tupanga
2nd person -kupanga -wapanga/-kupangeni/-wapangeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpanga -wapanga
m-mi(III/IV) -upanga -ipanga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipanga -yapanga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipanga -vipanga
n(IX/X) -ipanga -zipanga
u(XI) -upanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupanga
pa(XVI) -papanga
mu(XVIII) -mupanga
Reflexive -jipanga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -panga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pangaye -pangao
m-mi(III/IV) -pangao -pangayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pangalo -pangayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pangacho -pangavyo
n(IX/X) -pangayo -pangazo
u(XI) -pangao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pangako
pa(XVI) -pangapo
mu(XVIII) -pangamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -panga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepanga -opanga
m-mi(III/IV) -opanga -yopanga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopanga -yopanga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopanga -vyopanga
n(IX/X) -yopanga -zopanga
u(XI) -opanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopanga
pa(XVI) -popanga
mu(XVIII) -mopanga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

pang (bang) +‎ -a

Verb edit

panga (present pangar, preterite pangade, supine pangat, imperative panga)

  1. (colloquial) to bang (emit bangs, for example by shooting)
    att panga
    to keep shooting
  2. (colloquial) to break (usually a window)
    Han pangade en ruta med en felriktad spark på bollen
    He broke a window with a misaligned kick on the ball

Conjugation edit

References edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paŋah.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pa‧nga
  • IPA(key): /paˈŋa/, [pɐˈŋa]

Noun edit

pangá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ)

  1. (anatomy) jaw; jawbone
    Synonym: sihang

West Albay Bikol edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paŋah.

Noun edit

panga

  1. (anatomy) jaw; jawbone

Yogad edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.

Noun edit

pangá

  1. branch (of a tree)

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paŋah.

Noun edit

pangá

  1. (anatomy) (lower) jaw