gunga

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See also: guņģa and gúnga

English

Noun

gunga (uncountable)

  1. Dated form 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

Noun

gunga f (genitive singular gungu, nominative plural gungur)

  1. coward, craven

Declension

declension of gunga
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gunga gungan gungur gungurnar
accusative gungu gunguna gungur gungurnar
dative gungu gungunni gungum gungunum
genitive gungu gungunnar gunga/gungna gunganna/gungnanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi गूंगा (gūṅgā).

Noun

gunga

  1. mute (a person who cannot speak)

Swedish

Etymology

Perhaps related to the root of gång (“manner of walking, gait”).

Noun

gunga c

  1. a swing (hanging seat or foothold)

Declension

Declension of gunga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gunga gungan gungor gungorna
Genitive gungas gungans gungors gungornas

Verb

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

  1. to swing (on a swing or the like)
  2. to rock, to sway (e.g. in a rocking chair, or of a person)
    Synonym: (smaller movements) vagga

Usage notes

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

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
Participles
Present participle gungande
Past participle gungad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

References

  1. ^ “gynge” in Den Danske Ordbog
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