gunga

See also: guņģa and gúnga

English

Noun

gunga (uncountable)

1. Dated form of ganja.

Anagrams

• agung, ungag

Albanian

Noun

gunga

1. definite nominative singular of gungë
2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of gungë

Dyirbal

Adjective

gunga

1. (of fruits or nuts that ripen in the sun) Unripe, green.
2. (in cooking) Raw, uncooked.
3. (of humans and animals) Alive.

Usage notes

When translating Dyirbal into English, to use the term 'raw' is a rough translation; it may be better to say not yet ready for eating. So, if asking a Dyirbal speaker if something may be eaten gunga, you’ll be self-contradictive (like asking Can I eat this inedible thing?).

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “unripe”): dungun
• (antonym(s) of “raw, uncooked”): nyamu
• (antonym(s) of “alive”): buga

References

Language in Danger, Andrew Dalby, 2003.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuŋka/
• Rhymes: -uŋka

Noun

gunga f (genitive singular gungu, nominative plural gungur)

1. coward, craven

Declension

declension of gunga

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gunga	gungan	gungur	gungurnar
accusative	gungu	gunguna	gungur	gungurnar
dative	gungu	gungunni	gungum	gungunum
genitive	gungu	gungunnar	gunga/gungna	gunganna/gungnanna

Synonyms

• (coward): heigull, skræfa, bleyða, kveif

Derived terms

• gungulegur
• gunguskapur

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi गूंगा (gūṅgā).

Noun

gunga

1. mute (a person who cannot speak)

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

gunga c

1. a swing (hanging seat or foothold)

Declension

Declension of gunga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gunga	gungan	gungor	gungorna
Genitive	gungas	gungans	gungors	gungornas

Verb

gunga (present gungar, preterite gungade, supine gungat, imperative gunga)

1. to swing (on a swing or the like)
2. to rock, to sway (e.g. in a rocking chair, or of a person)

   Synonym: (smaller movements) vagga

Usage notes

To move smoothly back and forth. Sometimes also used for vertical motions, like on a teeter-totter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gunga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gunga		gungas
Supine	gungat		gungats
Imperative	gunga		—
Imper. plural1	gungen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gungar	gungade	gungas	gungades
Ind. plural1	gunga	gungade	gungas	gungades
Subjunctive2	gunge	gungade	gunges	gungades
	Participles
Present participle	gungande
Past participle	gungad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• gung
• gungbräda (“seesaw, teeter-totter”)
• gungig
• gungstol (“rocking chair”)
• gungning

References

• gunga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• gunga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)