tiga

See also: tigă

Bambara

Noun

tìgá

  1. peanut

Brunei Malay

Brunei Malay cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tiga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tiga, from Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, triple).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɡa/
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ga

Numeral

tiga

  1. three

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak-, *tHk-. Cognate with Danish tie, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þahan), Old High German dagēn, Latin taceō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰiːja/
  • Rhymes: -iːja

Verb

tiga (third person singular past indicative tagdi, third person plural past indicative tagt, supine tagt)

  1. to be silent

Conjugation

Conjugation of tiga (irregular)
infinitive tiga
supine tagt
participle (a7)1 tigandi tagdur
present past
first singular tigi tagdi
second singular tigur tagdi
third singular tigur tagdi
plural tiga tagdu
imperative
singular tig!
plural tigið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Fula

Alternative forms

  • (Adamawa) mbiriiwu
  • (Fouta-Toro, Maasina, Pulaar) yertere

Noun

tiga

  1. (Pular, Maasina) peanut

References

Iban

Iban cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tiga
    Ordinal : ketiga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tiga, from Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, triple).

Numeral

tiga

  1. three

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tiga
    Ordinal : ketiga

Etymology

From Malay tiga (three), from Classical Malay tiga, from Proto-Malayic *tiga, from Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, triple).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪i.ɡä/
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ga
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɡa, -a

Numeral

tiga

  1. three
    Enam bagi tiga sama dengan dua.
    Six divided by three equals two.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • tiga besar
  • tiga dimensi
  • tiga perempat matang
  • tiga satu
  • tiga serangkai

Further reading

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tíga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɣa/

Verb

tiga (infinitive gũtiga)

  1. to stop,[1] to quit
    Tiga kuonia ngarĩ kũhaica mũtĩ. - Stop teaching a leopard how to climb up a tree.[2]
  2. to leave,[1] to quit

Derived terms

(Verbs)

(Phrases)

  • tigwo na wega

(Proverbs)

  • mũici na kĩhĩĩ atigaga kĩeha kĩarua
  • mũici na mũndũ mũka atigaga kĩeha akua
  • thĩna ndũtigaga handũ ũramenyera

References

  1. Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 24.
  2. Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents, p. 106.
  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tiga
    Ordinal : ketiga
    Collective : ketiga-tiga

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tiga, from Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, triple). Displaced native Old Malay tlu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɡa/
  • Rhymes: -iɡa, -ɡa, -a
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [tiɡə]
  • (file)

Numeral

tiga (Jawi spelling تيݢ)

  1. three

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tiga

References

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, triple).

Numeral

tiga (Kawi spelling 𑼡𑼶𑼔)

  1. three

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þighia, from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

tiga (present tiger, preterite teg, supine tigit, imperative tig)

  1. to refrain from saying anything, to stay silent
    Synonym: (vulgar, offensive in the imperative) hålla käften
    Hon teg
    She kept quiet
  2. (in "(försöka) tiga ihjäl något/någon" (literally, "(try to) kill something/someone through staying silent")) to deliberately ignore (something/someone, to (try to) prevent that thing or person from gaining influence), to give the silent treatment
    De kommer försöka tiga ihjäl boken
    They will try to kill the book (containing accusations or the like) through silence
  3. (imperative, dated, impolite) be quiet!
    Synonyms: (offensive) håll käften, käften

Conjugation

An archaic supine is tegat.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

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