ga
TranslingualEdit
SymbolEdit
ga
AekaEdit
NounEdit
ga
Further readingEdit
- transnewguinea.org, citing both Wilson (1969) and McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)
- James Farr, Robert Larson, A Selective Word List in Ten Different Binandere Languages
- Papers in New Guinea Linguistics (1971), issues 8-9, pages 80-81, using a wordlist furnished by Capell
AnguthimriEdit
NounEdit
ga
- (Mpakwithi) mouth
VerbEdit
ga
- (transitive, Mpakwithi) to poke
- (transitive, Mpakwithi) to peel
ReferencesEdit
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 185
DjambarrpuynguEdit
ConjunctionEdit
ga
ReferencesEdit
- M.P. Wilkinson, Djambarrpuyŋu: A Yolŋu Variety of Northern Australia (1991), p. 393
- Margit Bowler and Vanya Kapitonov, Towards a typology of quantification in Australian languages (2018), p. 17
DrungEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ga.
NounEdit
ga
ReferencesEdit
- Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung[1], Santa Barbara: University of California
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
ga
- first-person singular present indicative of gaan
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of gaan
- imperative of gaan
- ga! ― go!
EweEdit
NounEdit
ga
FijianEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
ga
ConjunctionEdit
ga
SynonymsEdit
NounEdit
ga
Haitian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
ga
HiwEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with Mwotlap ga and Lo-Toga gi, and also with Proto-Polynesian *kawa, Tongan kava. From Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, doublet of *wakaʀ (“root”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ga
- kava plant, Piper methysticum
- kava, an intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.
ReferencesEdit
- p.507 of: Alexandre François (2010), Pragmatic demotion and clause dependency: On two atypical subordinating strategies in the Lo-Toga and Hiw (Torres, Vanuatu), in Isabelle Bril (ed.), Clause Linking and Clause Hierarchy (Studies in Language Companion Series 121), 499–548. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
IrishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Apparently a conflation of Old Irish gath, goth (“spear”) with the synonymous gae (“spear”), from Proto-Celtic *gaisos (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (“spear”). Cognate with Welsh gwayw and Latin gaesum (a Gaulish loanword) as well as Old English gār.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ga m (genitive singular ga or gaoi, nominative plural gathanna or gaoi or gaoithe)
- spear (long stick with a sharp tip), dart
- dart, sting
- Chuir an cat a gha ann. ― The cat clawed him.
- ray (beam of light or radiation)
- (geometry) radius (line segment between any point on the circumference of a circle and its center; length of this segment)
- (medicine) suppository
- (fishing) gaff
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
- alfa-gha m (“alpha ray”)
- béitea-gha (“beta ray”)
- ga-chatóideach (“cathode-ray”, adjective)
- gáma-gha m (“gamma ray”)
- ga-shiméadrach (“radially symmetrical”, adjective)
- ga-shiméadracht f (“radial symmetry”)
- X-gha m (“X-ray”)
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ga | gha | nga |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- "ga" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 goth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “ga” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Entries containing “ga” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ga” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
ga
KaingangEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ga
LombardEdit
AdverbEdit
ga
- (Eastern Lombard) there (in the expression of "there be")
SynonymsEdit
PronounEdit
ga m or f
- (Eastern Lombard) him; her/it (dative case)
- (Eastern Lombard) them (dative case)
SynonymsEdit
Lower SorbianEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
ga
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “ga”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “ga”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 價, 价.
ga
- Nonstandard spelling of gā.
- Nonstandard spelling of gá.
- Nonstandard spelling of gǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of gà.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
ManxEdit
ConjunctionEdit
ga
Middle DutchEdit
VerbEdit
gâ
- inflection of gâen:
Middle EnglishEdit
VerbEdit
ga
- (Early Middle English, Northern) Alternative form of gon (“to go”)
MwotlapEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with Hiw ga and Lo-Toga gi, and also with Proto-Polynesian *kawa, Tongan kava. From Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, doublet of *wakaʀ (“root”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ga (determinate naga)
- kava plant, Piper methysticum
- kava, an intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.
ReferencesEdit
- François, Alexandre. 2022. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry ga.
Northern KurdishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Related to Persian گاو (gâv), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓw.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɑː
NounEdit
ga ?
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
ga
PhaluraEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what? why? (interrogative particle)”).
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
ga (indefinite, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)
- any
- what (kind), which
ReferencesEdit
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
ga (indefinite, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)
- what
- that
ReferencesEdit
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 3Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
ga (conjunction, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)
- Complementizer/relativizer
- that
- which
- who
- where
ReferencesEdit
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 4Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
ga (modal, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)
- Marker of inferred, assumed or presumed knowledge
ReferencesEdit
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[5], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
InterjectionEdit
ga
- sound made by geese
Scottish GaelicEdit
PronounEdit
ga
- him, it (direct object)
- Bha sinn ga thuigsinn. ― We understood it.
- her, it (direct object)
- Cha bhi mi ga tachairt. ― I won't be meeting her.
Usage notesEdit
- As him/it lenites the following word.
- As her/it adds the prefix h- to the following word if it begins with a vowel.
- An robh thu ga h-ithe? ― Did you eat it?
Related termsEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronounEdit
ga (Cyrillic spelling га)
- of him (clitic genitive singular of ȏn (“he”))
- him (clitic accusative singular of ȏn (“he”))
- of it (clitic genitive singular of òno (“it”))
- it (clitic accusative singular of òno (“it”))
DeclensionEdit
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
nominative | ȏn | òna | òno | òni | òne | òna |
genitive | njȅga, ga | njȇ, je | njȅga, ga | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih |
dative | njȅmu, mu | njȏj, joj | njȅmu, mu | njȉma, im | njȉma, im | njȉma, im |
accusative | njȅga, ga, nj | njȗ, ju, je | njȅga, ga, nj | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih |
vocative | — | — | — | — | — | — |
locative | njȅm, njȅmu | njȏj | njȅm, njȅmu | njȉma | njȉma | njȉma |
instrumental | njȋm, njíme | njȏm, njóme | njȋm, njíme | njȉma | njȉma | njȉma |
SumerianEdit
RomanizationEdit
ga
- Romanization of 𒂵 (ga)
TagalogEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Possibly a shortened form of baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba₅. Cognate with Cebuano ba and Malagasy va.
ParticleEdit
ga
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
ga
- The name of the Latin-script letter G.
TeribeEdit
NounEdit
ga
ReferencesEdit
- Gamarra A., Enrique; Villagra S., Inocencio (1980) Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo = Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español[6] (in Teribe and Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Cultura & Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 9
VenetianEdit
VerbEdit
ga
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
ga
Etymology 2Edit
From French gaz (“gas”), from Dutch gas.
NounEdit
ga
- gas used for a gas stove
- bình ga
- a gas tank
- carbon dioxide used for a carbonated drink
- nước ngọt có ga
- a sweet carbonated drink
- lighter fluid
- Bật lửa này hết ga rồi.
- This lighter's run out of fluid.
See alsoEdit
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
ga
- Soft mutation of ca.
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
ca | ga | ngha | cha |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Western ApacheEdit
NounEdit
ga
WestrobothnianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
ga (preterite gekk or gikk, plural ging, supine gatt or gaije or goi or gö, imperative gakk, plural gaijen or goien)
- (intransitive) to walk
- (intransitive, of objects) move, start
- (with dill) amount to
Derived termsEdit
WutunhuaEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ga
- small (in size, number, etc.)
- je-ge jjhakai zhungo kan-la xaige ga-li.
- This country is much smaller than China.
- dangga gejhai-mu ga-de shai-la ha xaitang-li da gu qhi-de yi-zek ra mi-li.
- None of our schoolchildren goes to Chinese school [i.e. schools where the medium of education is Mandarin] at the very young age.
ReferencesEdit
- Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[7], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
YolaEdit
VerbEdit
ga
- simple past tense of gee
- 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 8:
- Hay ga her.
- He gave her.
ReferencesEdit
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133
YorubaEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
gà
- to set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out
- Bá mi ga agbòjò yìí ― Help me open this umbrella
- to gape open
- Ilẹ̀ á gà jù ọ́ lọ ― The ground shall open and swallow you up
Derived termsEdit
Usage notesEdit
- ga before a direct object
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
- to set someone up for a joke; (literally) to make someone believe what may not be true of themself in a joking manner
- mo ń gà ẹ́ ni ― I am only setting you up for a joke
- (transitive) to tickle
- Synonyms: rìn, rìn ní ìgàkè, gà léèégìnnì, rìn léèégìnnì
Derived termsEdit
- gà léèégìnnì (“to tickle someone with a tickle”)
Related termsEdit
Usage notesEdit
- ga before a direct object
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
ga
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 4Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
gá
- to stand aloof
- to become tired or fed up
- Synonym: gọ́
- ọ̀rọ̀ náàá gá mi ― This matter has caused me to be fed up
Derived termsEdit
ZazakiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Related to Persian گاو (gâv), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓw.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ga m
ZhuangEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (“leg”). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, Lao ຂາ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Bouyei gal.
PronunciationEdit
- (Standard Zhuang, Shuangqiao) IPA(key): /ka˨˦/
- Tone numbers: ga1
- Hyphenation: ga
NounEdit
ga (Sawndip forms 𮛑 or 胩 or 跏 or 軻, old orthography ga)
ClassifierEdit
ga (old orthography ga)