tiga
Bambara
Noun
tìgá
- peanut
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
Numeral
tiga
- 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)
- to be silent
Conjugation
Conjugation of tiga (irregular) | ||
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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. |
Iban
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Cardinal : tiga Ordinal : ketiga | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tiga, from Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, “triple”).
Numeral
tiga
- three
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): /ti.ɡa/
- Hyphenation: ti‧ga
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɡa, -a
Numeral
tiga
- three
- Enam bagi tiga sama dengan dua.
- Six divided by three equals two.
- Enam bagi tiga sama dengan dua.
Synonyms
- tri
Derived terms
- bertiga
- mempertiga
- meniga
- pertiga
- pertigaan
- sepertiga
- tiga besar
- tiga dimensi
- tiga perempat matang
- tiga satu
- tiga serangkai
Further reading
- “tiga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kikuyu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tíga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiɣa/
Verb
tiga (infinitive gũtiga)
- to stop,[1] to quit
- Tiga kuonia ngarĩ kũhaica mũtĩ. - Stop teaching a leopard how to climb up a tree.[2]
- to leave,[1] to quit
Derived terms
(Verbs)
- gwĩtigĩra
(Phrases)
- tigwo na wega
(Proverbs)
- mũici na kĩhĩĩ atigaga kĩeha kĩarua
- mũici na mũndũ mũka atigaga kĩeha akua
- thĩna ndũtigaga handũ ũramenyera
References
- Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 24.
- 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
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Cardinal : tiga Ordinal : ketiga Collective : ketiga-tiga | ||
Alternative forms
- tigă
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)
Numeral
tiga (Jawi spelling تيݢ)
- three
Synonyms
- telu / تلو (rare, archaic)
- tri (tri-) / تري (تري-)
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
Etymology
From Prakrit tiga ("triple"), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, “triple”).
Numeral
tiga
- three
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 keep quiet, to say absolutely nothing
- Synonym: (mildly offensive) hålla käften
- Hon teg ― She kept quiet
- (imperative, dated, impolite) shut up
- Synonyms: (very rude) håll käften, käften
- Tig! ― Be quiet!
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. |
Anagrams
- gita