tiga
Bambara
Brunei Malay
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Cardinal : tiga | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tiga, from Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, “triple”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiɡa/
- Hyphenation: ti‧ga
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
Fula
Alternative forms
- (Adamawa) mbiriiwu
- (Fouta-Toro, Maasina, Pulaar) yertere
References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
Iban
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Cardinal : tiga Ordinal : ketiga | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tiga, from Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, “triple”).
Indonesian
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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
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɡa, -a
Synonyms
Derived terms
- tiga besar
- tiga dimensi
- tiga perempat matang
- tiga satu
- tiga serangkai
Further reading
- “tiga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kikuyu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tíga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiɣa/
Verb
tiga (infinitive gũtiga)
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
- Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
Malay
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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]
Audio (MY, Johor-Riau) (file)
Descendants
- Indonesian: tiga
References
- "tiga" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “tiga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þighia, from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną.
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Verb
tiga (present tiger, preterite teg, supine tigit, imperative tig)
- to refrain from saying anything, to stay silent
- Synonym: (vulgar, offensive in the imperative) hålla käften
- Hon teg
- She kept quiet
- (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
- (imperative, dated, impolite) be quiet!
- Synonyms: (offensive) håll käften, käften
Conjugation
An archaic supine is tegat.
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | tiga | tigas | ||
Supine | tigit | tigits | ||
Imperative | tig | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | tigen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | tiger | teg | tigs, tiges | tegs |
Ind. plural1 | tiga | tego | tigas | tegos |
Subjunctive2 | tige | tege | tiges | teges |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tigande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |