gada

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English

Etymology

From Sanskrit गदा (gadā) or Hindi गदा (gadā).

Noun

gada (plural gadas)

  1. (rare) A blunt mace, originally from India and also common in Southeast Asia.

Anagrams

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Assamese গাধা (gadha) or Bengali গাধা (gadha), from Sanskrit गर्दभ (gardabha).

Pronunciation

Noun

gada (Bengali script গাদা)

  1. donkey

References

Garo

Etymology

From Assamese গাধা (gadha). Cognate with Atong (India) gada.

Noun

gada

  1. donkey

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

gadā̀ f (plural gadōdī, possessed form gadàr̃)

  1. bridge

Etymology 2

Cognate with Ngizim gadùwà.

Pronunciation

Noun

gàdā f (plural gàdā, possessed form gàdar̃)

  1. crested duiker
  2. (figuratively) One who is interested in or ostentatiously showing off something.

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay gada (“mace”), from Sanskrit गदा (gadā, “mace”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡada/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧da

Noun

gada

  1. mace:
    1. a heavy fighting club.
    2. a ceremonial form of this weapon.
      Synonym: cokmar

Derived terms

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

gada

  1. genitive singular of goid

Mutation

Mutated forms of gada
radical lenition eclipsis
gada ghada ngada

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Latvian

Noun

gada m

  1. genitive singular of gads

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

gada

  1. inflection of gad:
    1. genitive singular
    2. accusative singular animate
    3. nominative dual
    4. accusative dual inanimate

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English gather.

Verb

gada

  1. to gather
    • 2024, “Timeline of Rwanda genocide 30 years later”, in BBC News Pidgin‎:
      President Paul Kagame tok dis one as e address dignitaries and world leaders wey gada for Rwanda capital, Kigali, to remember di bloodshed.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Phuthi

Etymology

Borrowed from English guard.

Verb

-gada

  1. to guard

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.da/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: ga‧da

Noun

gada m animal or m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of gad

Verb

gada

  1. third-person singular present of gadać

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

gada (Cyrillic spelling гада)

  1. genitive/accusative singular of gad

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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

Verb

-gada?

  1. to watch

Inflection

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Sumerian

Romanization

gada

  1. Romanization of 𒃰 (gada)

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English guard.

Verb

-gada

  1. (transitive) to guard
  2. (transitive) to escort
  3. (intransitive) to patrol

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukugada
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukugada ukungagadi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular gada -gade
Plural gadani -gadeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyagada, ngigada engigadayo, engigada ngigada angigadi engingagadi ngingagadi
2nd singular uyagada, ugada ogadayo, ogada ugada awugadi ongagadi ungagadi
1st plural siyagada, sigada esigadayo, esigada sigada asigadi esingagadi singagadi
2nd plural niyagada, nigada enigadayo, enigada nigada anigadi eningagadi ningagadi
Class 1 uyagada, ugada ogadayo, ogada egada akagadi ongagadi engagadi
Class 2 bayagada, bagada abagadayo, abagada begada abagadi abangagadi bengagadi
Class 3 uyagada, ugada ogadayo, ogada ugada awugadi ongagadi ungagadi
Class 4 iyagada, igada egadayo, egada igada ayigadi engagadi ingagadi
Class 5 liyagada, ligada eligadayo, eligada ligada aligadi elingagadi lingagadi
Class 6 ayagada, agada agadayo, agada egada awagadi angagadi engagadi
Class 7 siyagada, sigada esigadayo, esigada sigada asigadi esingagadi singagadi
Class 8 ziyagada, zigada ezigadayo, ezigada zigada azigadi ezingagadi zingagadi
Class 9 iyagada, igada egadayo, egada igada ayigadi engagadi ingagadi
Class 10 ziyagada, zigada ezigadayo, ezigada zigada azigadi ezingagadi zingagadi
Class 11 luyagada, lugada olugadayo, olugada lugada alugadi olungagadi lungagadi
Class 14 buyagada, bugada obugadayo, obugada bugada abugadi obungagadi bungagadi
Class 15 kuyagada, kugada okugadayo, okugada kugada akugadi okungagadi kungagadi
Class 17 kuyagada, kugada okugadayo, okugada kugada akugadi okungagadi kungagadi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngigadile, ngigadē engigadile, engigadē ngigadile, ngigadē angigadanga engingagadanga ngingagadanga
2nd singular ugadile, ugadē ogadile, ogadē ugadile, ugadē awugadanga ongagadanga ungagadanga
1st plural sigadile, sigadē esigadile, esigadē sigadile, sigadē asigadanga esingagadanga singagadanga
2nd plural nigadile, nigadē enigadile, enigadē nigadile, nigadē anigadanga eningagadanga ningagadanga
Class 1 ugadile, ugadē ogadile, ogadē egadile, egadē akagadanga ongagadanga engagadanga
Class 2 bagadile, bagadē abagadile, abagadē begadile, begadē abagadanga abangagadanga bengagadanga
Class 3 ugadile, ugadē ogadile, ogadē ugadile, ugadē awugadanga ongagadanga ungagadanga
Class 4 igadile, igadē egadile, egadē igadile, igadē ayigadanga engagadanga ingagadanga
Class 5 ligadile, ligadē eligadile, eligadē ligadile, ligadē aligadanga elingagadanga lingagadanga
Class 6 agadile, agadē agadile, agadē egadile, egadē awagadanga angagadanga engagadanga
Class 7 sigadile, sigadē esigadile, esigadē sigadile, sigadē asigadanga esingagadanga singagadanga
Class 8 zigadile, zigadē ezigadile, ezigadē zigadile, zigadē azigadanga ezingagadanga zingagadanga
Class 9 igadile, igadē egadile, egadē igadile, igadē ayigadanga engagadanga ingagadanga
Class 10 zigadile, zigadē ezigadile, ezigadē zigadile, zigadē azigadanga ezingagadanga zingagadanga
Class 11 lugadile, lugadē olugadile, olugadē lugadile, lugadē alugadanga olungagadanga lungagadanga
Class 14 bugadile, bugadē obugadile, obugadē bugadile, bugadē abugadanga obungagadanga bungagadanga
Class 15 kugadile, kugadē okugadile, okugadē kugadile, kugadē akugadanga okungagadanga kungagadanga
Class 17 kugadile, kugadē okugadile, okugadē kugadile, kugadē akugadanga okungagadanga kungagadanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāgada engāgada ngāgada angigadanga engingagadanga ngingagadanga
2nd singular wāgada owāgada wāgada awugadanga ongagadanga ungagadanga
1st plural sāgada esāgada sāgada asigadanga esingagadanga singagadanga
2nd plural nāgada enāgada nāgada anigadanga eningagadanga ningagadanga
Class 1 wāgada owāgada āgada akagadanga ongagadanga engagadanga
Class 2 bāgada abāgada bāgada abagadanga abangagadanga bengagadanga
Class 3 wāgada owāgada wāgada awugadanga ongagadanga ungagadanga
Class 4 yāgada eyāgada yāgada ayigadanga engagadanga ingagadanga
Class 5 lāgada elāgada lāgada aligadanga elingagadanga lingagadanga
Class 6 āgada āgada āgada awagadanga angagadanga engagadanga
Class 7 sāgada esāgada sāgada asigadanga esingagadanga singagadanga
Class 8 zāgada ezāgada zāgada azigadanga ezingagadanga zingagadanga
Class 9 yāgada eyāgada yāgada ayigadanga engagadanga ingagadanga
Class 10 zāgada ezāgada zāgada azigadanga ezingagadanga zingagadanga
Class 11 lwāgada olwāgada lwāgada alugadanga olungagadanga lungagadanga
Class 14 bāgada obāgada bāgada abugadanga obungagadanga bungagadanga
Class 15 kwāgada okwāgada kwāgada akugadanga okungagadanga kungagadanga
Class 17 kwāgada okwāgada kwāgada akugadanga okungagadanga kungagadanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingagada — ngingagada ngingegade — ngingegade
2nd singular ungagada — ungagada ungegade — ungegade
1st plural singagada — singagada singegade — singegade
2nd plural ningagada — ningagada ningegade — ningegade
Class 1 angagada — engagada angegade — engegade
Class 2 bangagada — bengagada bangegade — bengegade
Class 3 ungagada — ungagada ungegade — ungegade
Class 4 ingagada — ingagada ingegade — ingegade
Class 5 lingagada — lingagada lingegade — lingegade
Class 6 angagada — engagada angegade — engegade
Class 7 singagada — singagada singegade — singegade
Class 8 zingagada — zingagada zingegade — zingegade
Class 9 ingagada — ingagada ingegade — ingegade
Class 10 zingagada — zingagada zingegade — zingegade
Class 11 lungagada — lungagada lungegade — lungegade
Class 14 bungagada — bungagada bungegade — bungegade
Class 15 kungagada — kungagada kungegade — kungegade
Class 17 kungagada — kungagada kungegade — kungegade
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizogada engizogada ngizogada angizugada engingezugada ngingezugada
2nd singular uzogada ozogada uzogada awuzugada ongezugada ungezugada
1st plural sizogada esizogada sizogada asizugada esingezugada singezugada
2nd plural nizogada enizogada nizogada anizugada eningezugada ningezugada
Class 1 uzogada ozogada ezogada akazugada ongezugada engezugada
Class 2 bazogada abazogada bezogada abazugada abangezugada bengezugada
Class 3 uzogada ozogada uzogada awuzugada ongezugada ungezugada
Class 4 izogada ezogada izogada ayizugada engezugada ingezugada
Class 5 lizogada elizogada lizogada alizugada elingezugada lingezugada
Class 6 azogada azogada ezogada awazugada angezugada engezugada
Class 7 sizogada esizogada sizogada asizugada esingezugada singezugada
Class 8 zizogada ezizogada zizogada azizugada ezingezugada zingezugada
Class 9 izogada ezogada izogada ayizugada engezugada ingezugada
Class 10 zizogada ezizogada zizogada azizugada ezingezugada zingezugada
Class 11 luzogada oluzogada luzogada aluzugada olungezugada lungezugada
Class 14 buzogada obuzogada buzogada abuzugada obungezugada bungezugada
Class 15 kuzogada okuzogada kuzogada akuzugada okungezugada kungezugada
Class 17 kuzogada okuzogada kuzogada akuzugada okungezugada kungezugada
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyogada engiyogada ngiyogada angiyugada engingeyugada ngingeyugada
2nd singular uyogada oyogada uyogada awuyugada ongeyugada ungeyugada
1st plural siyogada esiyogada siyogada asiyugada esingeyugada singeyugada
2nd plural niyogada eniyogada niyogada aniyugada eningeyugada ningeyugada
Class 1 uyogada oyogada eyogada akayugada ongeyugada engeyugada
Class 2 bayogada abayogada beyogada abayugada abangeyugada bengeyugada
Class 3 uyogada oyogada uyogada awuyugada ongeyugada ungeyugada
Class 4 iyogada eyogada iyogada ayiyugada engeyugada ingeyugada
Class 5 liyogada eliyogada liyogada aliyugada elingeyugada lingeyugada
Class 6 ayogada ayogada eyogada awayugada angeyugada engeyugada
Class 7 siyogada esiyogada siyogada asiyugada esingeyugada singeyugada
Class 8 ziyogada eziyogada ziyogada aziyugada ezingeyugada zingeyugada
Class 9 iyogada eyogada iyogada ayiyugada engeyugada ingeyugada
Class 10 ziyogada eziyogada ziyogada aziyugada ezingeyugada zingeyugada
Class 11 luyogada oluyogada luyogada aluyugada olungeyugada lungeyugada
Class 14 buyogada obuyogada buyogada abuyugada obungeyugada bungeyugada
Class 15 kuyogada okuyogada kuyogada akuyugada okungeyugada kungeyugada
Class 17 kuyogada okuyogada kuyogada akuyugada okungeyugada kungeyugada
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngigade ngingagadi
2nd singular ugade ungagadi
1st plural sigade singagadi
2nd plural nigade ningagadi
Class 1 agade angagadi
Class 2 bagade bangagadi
Class 3 ugade ungagadi
Class 4 igade ingagadi
Class 5 ligade lingagadi
Class 6 agade angagadi
Class 7 sigade singagadi
Class 8 zigade zingagadi
Class 9 igade ingagadi
Class 10 zigade zingagadi
Class 11 lugade lungagadi
Class 14 bugade bungagadi
Class 15 kugade kungagadi
Class 17 kugade kungagadi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngagada ngangagada, angagada, angangagada
2nd singular wagada wangagada, awagada, awangagada
1st plural sagada sangagada, asagada, asangagada
2nd plural nagada nangagada, anagada, anangagada
Class 1 wagada wangagada, akagada, akangagada
Class 2 bagada bangagada, abagada, abangagada
Class 3 wagada wangagada, awagada, awangagada
Class 4 yagada yangagada, ayagada, ayangagada
Class 5 lagada langagada, alagada, alangagada
Class 6 agada angagada, awagada, awangagada
Class 7 sagada sangagada, asagada, asangagada
Class 8 zagada zangagada, azagada, azangagada
Class 9 yagada yangagada, ayagada, ayangagada
Class 10 zagada zangagada, azagada, azangagada
Class 11 lwagada lwangagada, alwagada, alwangagada
Class 14 bagada bangagada, abagada, abangagada
Class 15 kwagada kwangagada, akwagada, akwangagada
Class 17 kwagada kwangagada, akwagada, akwangagada

References

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