gunga

See also: guņģa and gúnga

English

Noun

gunga (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of ganja.

Anagrams

Albanian

Noun

gunga

  1. definite nominative singular of gungë
  2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of gungë

Dyirbal

Adjective

gunga

  1. (of fruits or nuts that ripen in the sun) Unripe, green.
  2. (in cooking) Raw, uncooked.
  3. (of humans and animals) Alive.

Usage notes

When translating Dyirbal into English, to use the term 'raw' is a rough translation; it may be better to say not yet ready for eating. So, if asking a Dyirbal speaker if something may be eaten gunga, you’ll be self-contradictive (like asking Can I eat this inedible thing?).

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “unripe”): dungun
  • (antonym(s) of “raw, uncooked”): nyamu
  • (antonym(s) of “alive”): buga

References

Language in Danger, Andrew Dalby, 2003.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuŋka]
  • Rhymes: -uŋka

Noun

gunga f (genitive singular gungu, nominative plural gungur)

  1. coward, craven
    Synonyms: heigull, skræfa, bleyða, kveif

Declension

Declension of gunga (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gunga gungan gungur gungurnar
accusative gungu gunguna gungur gungurnar
dative gungu gungunni gungum gungunum
genitive gungu gungunnar gungna, gunga gungnanna, gunganna

Derived terms

Mauritian Creole

Noun

gunga

  1. alternative spelling of gounga

References

  • Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 125

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡũ.ɡɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ũɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: gun‧ga

Etymology 1

gunga (sense 1)

    Borrowed from Kimbundu ngunga.

    Noun

    gunga f (plural gungas)

    2. (music) a kind of shaker, often made of metal, worn on the ankles
    3. common eland (Taurotragus oryx)
      Synonym: elande

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Kimbundu ngonga.

      Noun

      gunga f (plural gungas)

      1. (music) a large berimbau gourd, which has a lower pitch
        Coordinate terms: médio, viola
      Derived terms
      • berimbau gunga

      Noun

      gunga m (plural gungas)

      1. ellipsis of berimbau gunga

      Further reading

      Swedish

      gungställning med tre gungor ― swing set with three swings

      Etymology

      Attested in 1685, from an unattested Old Swedish *gunga, from Old Norse *gunga (found in the Old Norse proper noun Gungnir). Ablaut of Old Swedish ganga, Swedish gånga, gänga, to the same root as going.

      Cognate to Danish gynge, gunge.

      Noun

      gunga c

      1. a swing (hanging seat or foothold)

      Declension

      Declension of gunga
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite gunga gungas
      definite gungan gungans
      plural indefinite gungor gungors
      definite gungorna gungornas

      Verb

      gunga (present gungar, preterite gungade, supine gungat, imperative gunga)

      1. to (cause to) swing (on a swing or the like)
        • 1992, Benny Astor, Figge Boström, “Gunga [Swing]”‎[1]performed by Apopocalyps:
          Kom och gung-gung-gunga. Gunga med mig. Så ska jag gung-gung-gunga. Jag ska gunga dig.
          Come and swing-swing-swing. Swing with me. And I will [shall] swing-swing-swing. I will swing you.
        1. to push (when sounding more idiomatic)
          bli gungad
          be pushed on a swing
      2. to (cause to) rock, to sway (e.g. in a rocking chair, or of a person)
        Synonym: (smaller movements) vagga
        gunga i en gungstol
        rock in a rocking chair

      Usage notes

      To (cause to) move smoothly back and forth. Sometimes also used for vertical motions, like on a teeter-totter (gungbräda).

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of gunga (weak)
      active passive
      infinitive gunga gungas
      supine gungat gungats
      imperative gunga —
      imper. plural1 gungen —
      present past present past
      indicative gungar gungade gungas gungades
      ind. plural1 gunga gungade gungas gungades
      subjunctive2 gunge gungade gunges gungades
      present participle gungande
      past participle gungad

      1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

      See also

      References

      • “gunga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
      • gunga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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