laga

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laɡa/,

Verb

laga ? (imperfect participle lagatzen, future participle lagako, short form laga, verbal noun lagatze)

1. to let, to allow

   Synonym: utzi

2. to leave

   Synonym: utzi

Further reading

• "laga" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
• “laga” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʔɡaʔ/,
• Hyphenation: la‧ga

Noun

lâgâ

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) act of boiling

   Synonym: gaga

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ga
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʔɡaʔ/,

Verb

la-ga

1. to brew; to boil

Derived terms

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse laga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːa/
• Rhymes: -eːa
• Homophones: lagað, laða, laðað, læa

Verb

laga (third person singular past indicative lagaði, third person plural past indicative lagaðu, supine lagað)

1. to order, direct, make, arrange

Conjugation

Higaonon

Etymology

Akin to Cebuano dalaga.

Noun

laga

1. maiden

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːɣa/
• Rhymes: -aːɣa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse laga (“to prepare, make ready”).

Verb

laga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lagaði, supine lagað)

1. to shape, mold
2. to fix, repair

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

laga

1. indefinite genitive plural of lag

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: la‧ga

Noun

laga (plural laga-laga, first-person possessive lagaku, second-person possessive lagamu, third-person possessive laganya)

1. fight.

Affixed terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “laga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑɡə/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaɡə/

Adjective

laga pl

1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of lag

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Medan) IPA^(key):

Noun

laga (plural laga-laga, informal 1st possessive lagaku, 2nd possessive lagamu, 3rd possessive laganya)

1. (Medan) betta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lagde (simple past), lagd (past participle), laget

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹lɑːɡɑ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɡɑ
• Hyphenation: la‧ga

Verb

laga

1. simple past and past participle of lage

Alternative forms

• lagene

Noun

laga n

1. definite plural of lag

Anagrams

• A-lag, a-lag, gala

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lage (e-infinitive)
• låggå (Trøndelag, Lesja)

Etymology

From the noun lag n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lɑːɡɑ/

Verb

laga (present tense lagar, past tense laga, past participle laga, passive infinitive lagast, present participle lagande, imperative laga/lag)

1. to make

Usage notes

• This is a split infinitive verb.

Derived terms

• matlaging

References

• “laga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• A-lag, a-lag, alga, gala

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡɒ/

Noun

laga f (plural lagas)

1. (nautical) wake

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to the verb leggja (“to place, lay”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

laga

1. to prepare, make ready

Conjugation

Derived terms

• lagan f
• lǫgun f

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

laga f (genitive lǫgu)

1. a meeting (planned)

   Synonym: fundr

Declension

References

• “laga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

laga

1. indefinite genitive plural of lag
2. indefinite genitive plural of lǫg
3. indefinite genitive plural of lǫgr

Oromo

Noun

laga

1. river

Polish

Etymology

From laska +‎ -ga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡa/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: la‧ga

Noun

laga f

1. Augmentative of laska

   Synonym: lacha

Declension

Further reading

• laga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• laga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lagha (“bring to order; form into teams”), equivalent to lag (“team”) +‎ -a. Cf. Norwegian Nynorsk laga, Norwegian Bokmål lage, Danish lave.

Pronunciation

• audio

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Verb

laga (present lagar, preterite lagade, supine lagat, imperative laga)

1. to repair
2. to cook, make, prepare (food)
3. (dated) to arrange, set up

Conjugation

Related terms

• laga mat
• laga sig
• lagning

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish lagha, the genitive plural of lag (“law”).

Adjective

laga (not comparable)

1. (dated, law) lawful, legal

   Antonym: olaga

Derived terms

• i laga ordning
• laga ansvar
• laga befogenhet
• laga domstol
• laga fång
• laga förfall
• laga kraft
• laga skifte

References

• laga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• gala

Tagalog

Etymology

From Southern Proto-Philippine *laqgaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)gaq. Compare Hiligaynon laga, Cebuano laga, and Bikol Central gaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɡaʔ/,
• Hyphenation: la‧ga

Noun

lagà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ)

1. cooking or boiling in water (of meat, eggs, corn, etc.)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “laga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*la(ŋ)gaq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tiruray

Noun

laga

1. price