kavga
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish غوغا (ğavğa, kavga), from Persian غوغا (ğouğâ, ğavğâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâːʋɡa/
- Hyphenation: kav‧ga
Noun
kȃvga f (Cyrillic spelling ка̑вга)
- quarrel
- brawl, fight, trouble
Declension
Declension of kavga
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kȃvga | kavge |
| genitive | kavge | kȃvgā / kȃvgī |
| dative | kavgi | kavgama |
| accusative | kavgu | kavge |
| vocative | kavgo | kavge |
| locative | kavgi | kavgama |
| instrumental | kavgom | kavgama |
Derived terms
- kȁvgadžija, kàvgāš (“troublemaker”)
Turkish
Etymology
From Persian غوغا (ğouğâ, ğavğâ).
Noun
kavga
- brawl
- quarrel
- dispute
- conflict
- feud
Further reading
- kavga in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu