diga

See also: Appendix:Variations of "diga"

Albanian

Noun

diga

1. inflection of digë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Beja

Etymology

Possibly from duuga +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/

Noun

díga f (plural díga)

1. breast, udder

Declension

Declension of diga (feminine weak)

singular	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	diga	digaatuu-	tuudga	tudgaatuu-
accusative	digaat	digaatoo-	toodga	tudgaatoo-
genitive	digaati	digaatii-	tudgaati	tudgaatii-
plural	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	diga	digaataa-	taadga	tidgaataa-
accusative	digaat	digaatee-	teedga	tidgaatee-
genitive	digaati	digaatee-	tidgaati	tidgaatee-

Galician

Verb

diga

1. inflection of dicir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of dizer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dí.ɡàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dɪ́.ɡàː]

Noun

digā̀ f (plural digōgī, possessed form digàr̃)

1. pickaxe

Italian

Etymology

From French digue, from Middle Dutch dijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Hyphenation: dì‧ga

Noun

diga f (plural dighe)

1. an hydraulic barrier built for protection purposes or for the creation of a basin
2. (figurative, by extension) a barrier, defense, or rampart

Old Sundanese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Preposition

diga

1. alike; similar to
   • c. 15th century, The Sons of Rama and Rawana, line 1031:

     Iyĕ ma diga si utun, diga Raden Megandana.

     This [boy] looks like my son, like Raden Megandana.

Descendants

• Sundanese: jiga, ciga, siga

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɡɐ/ [ˈdi.ɣɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɡɐ/ [ˈdi.ɣɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɡɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: di‧ga

Verb

diga

1. inflection of dizer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

See decir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪i.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Interjection

diga

1. way to say hello on the telephone

   Synonyms: (Mexico) bueno, ¿aló?, dígame, sí

Verb

diga

1. inflection of decir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “diga, o dígame”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣ̠ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -iɡaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Noun

digà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (dialectal, Quezon)

1. lemon juice (the liquid extract of lemon fruit)

   Synonym: (Quezon) kalatas

2. dye; sap or coloring matter obtained from bark of trees

   Synonyms: tina, pantina

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣ̠ɐ], /diˈɡa/ [d̪ɪˈɣ̠a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa, -a
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Phrase

diga or digá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (chiefly dialectal, Batangas, Mindoro)

1. informal spelling of 'di ga

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish diga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣ̠ɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Noun

diga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ)

1. idle talk

   Synonyms: salita, sabi, daldal, satsat, tsismis, ditso, kuskos-balungos

2. declaration of love

Derived terms

• digahan
• dumiga
• magdiga

Related terms

• dikta
• disin
• ditso

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈɡaʔ/ [d̪ɪˈɣ̠aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: di‧ga

Noun

digâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (obsolete)

1. refinement (such as of gold)

   Synonyms: wagas, lubos, pino

Derived terms

• digain

Further reading

• “diga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 108
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por el P. Juan de Noceda y el P. Pedro de Sanlucar. Ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language, compiled by several learned and serious religious men, and coordinated by Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar. Recently augmented and corrected by several religious of the calced Order of Augustinians.]‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.

Anagrams

• daig