diga

See also: 'di ga, diġà, dìga, dığa, and дига

Galician

Verb

diga

1. inflection of dicir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of dizer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dí.ɡàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dɪ́.ɡàː]

Noun

digā̀ f (plural digōgī, possessed form digàr̃)

1. pickaxe

Italian

Etymology

From French digue, from Middle Dutch dijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Hyphenation: dì‧ga

Noun

diga f (plural dighe)

1. an hydraulic barrier built for protection purposes or for the creation of a basin
2. (figurative, by extension) a barrier, defense, or rampart

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɡɐ/ [ˈdi.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: di‧ga

Verb

diga

1. inflection of dizer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

See decir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪i.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Interjection

diga

1. way to say hello on the telephone

   “Diga.” (“Talk”); “Dígame.” (“Talk to me.”, “Say something to me.”)

   Synonyms: bueno (Mexico), ¿aló?, dígame, sí

Verb

diga

1. inflection of decir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “diga, o dígame”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/, [ˈdi.ɣɐ]
• Hyphenation: di‧ga

Phrase

diga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (chiefly dialectal, Batangas, Mindoro)

1. Informal spelling of 'di ga.