gunga
English edit
Noun edit
gunga (uncountable)
Anagrams edit
Albanian edit
Noun edit
gunga
Dyirbal edit
Adjective edit
gunga
- (of fruits or nuts that ripen in the sun) Unripe, green.
- (in cooking) Raw, uncooked.
- (of humans and animals) Alive.
Usage notes edit
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 edit
- (antonym(s) of "unripe"): dungun
- (antonym(s) of "raw, uncooked"): nyamu
- (antonym(s) of "alive"): buga
References edit
Language in Danger, Andrew Dalby, 2003.
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gunga f (genitive singular gungu, nominative plural gungur)
Declension edit
declension of gunga
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Mauritian Creole edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
gunga
- mute (a person who cannot speak)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps related to the root of gång (“manner of walking, gait”).[1]
Noun edit
gunga c
- a swing (hanging seat or foothold)
Declension edit
Declension of gunga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gunga | gungan | gungor | gungorna |
Genitive | gungas | gungans | gungors | gungornas |
Verb edit
gunga (present gungar, preterite gungade, supine gungat, imperative gunga)
- to swing (on a swing or the like)
- to rock, to sway (e.g. in a rocking chair, or of a person)
- Synonym: (smaller movements) vagga
Usage notes edit
To move smoothly back and forth. Sometimes also used for vertical motions, like on a teeter-totter.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gunga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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 edit
References edit
- ^ “gynge” in Den Danske Ordbog