jiga

Gooniyandi

Noun

jiga

1. flower

Japanese

Romanization

jiga

1. Rōmaji transcription of じが

Spanish

Noun

jiga f (plural jigas)

1. Alternative spelling of giga

Further reading

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

Yoruba

Jìgá

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒì.ɡá/

Noun

jìgá

1. chigoe; a small tropical flea

   Tàpòtàpò là ń yọ jìgá, tewétewé là ń yan ẹ̀kọ

   With their sac and all is how to remove chiggers; with its wrapping-leaves is the way to buy ẹ̀kọ.

   (One must do things thoroughly, not by halves.)

Descendants

• → English: chigoe, chigger

Etymology 2

From English digger.

Alternative forms

• dígà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒí.ɡà/

Noun

jígà

1. pickaxe