lugha

Irish

Adjective

lugha

  1. obsolete spelling of

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lugu.

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ɯ/, /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ə/, [ˈl̪ˠɯ̞.ɯ̞], [ˈl̪ˠɯ̞.ə][1]
  • (Uist, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ə/[2][3]
  • (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈl̪ˠɯˑ.ʌ][4]
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɤɣə/, /ˈl̪ˠɯɣə/[5]

Adjective

lugha

  1. comparative degree of beag
    nas lugha na sia mìosanless than six months
    Is lugha orm thu.I really hate you. (literally, “You are more disagreeable to me.”)
    Cha lugha na amadan a nì sin.
    Only a fool would do that.
    (literally, “No less than a fool will do that.”)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99[1], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  5. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic لُغَة (luḡa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)
  • Hyphenation: lu‧gha

Noun

lugha class IX (plural lugha class X)

  1. language

Derived terms

See also

  • ki- (noun class prefix for languages)

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 271 Nr. 2547