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See also: lạgi and låg i

English

Etymology

From Malay lagi (still more)

Pronunciation

Adverb

lagi (not comparable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) More, even more.
    Lagi worse.Even worse.

East Futuna

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Noun

lagi

  1. sky

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lagi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laki.

Pronunciation

Noun

lagi (genitive lae, partitive lage)

  1. ceiling (the upper inner surface of the room)
  2. (about rise, growth, capacity) maximum, high point

Declension

Declension of lagi (ÕS type 21/jõgi, g-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative lagi laed
accusative nom.
gen. lae
genitive lagede
partitive lage lagesid
illative lakke
laesse
lagedesse
inessive laes lagedes
elative laest lagedest
allative laele lagedele
adessive lael lagedel
ablative laelt lagedelt
translative laeks lagedeks
terminative laeni lagedeni
essive laena lagedena
abessive laeta lagedeta
comitative laega lagedega

Compounds

References

  • lagi in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • lagi”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Noun

lagi

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
  2. (Rewa, Kadavu) rain
    Synonym: uca

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lagi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “lagi”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 132

Finnish

Etymology

From English lag.

Pronunciation

Noun

lagi (slang)

  1. (gaming) lag

Declension

Inflection of lagi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative lagi lagit
genitive lagin lagien
partitive lagia lageja
illative lagiin lageihin
singular plural
nominative lagi lagit
accusative nom. lagi lagit
gen. lagin
genitive lagin lagien
partitive lagia lageja
inessive lagissa lageissa
elative lagista lageista
illative lagiin lageihin
adessive lagilla lageilla
ablative lagilta lageilta
allative lagille lageille
essive lagina lageina
translative lagiksi lageiksi
abessive lagitta lageitta
instructive lagein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lagi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lagini lagini
accusative nom. lagini lagini
gen. lagini
genitive lagini lagieni
partitive lagiani lagejani
inessive lagissani lageissani
elative lagistani lageistani
illative lagiini lageihini
adessive lagillani lageillani
ablative lagiltani lageiltani
allative lagilleni lageilleni
essive laginani lageinani
translative lagikseni lageikseni
abessive lagittani lageittani
instructive
comitative lageineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lagisi lagisi
accusative nom. lagisi lagisi
gen. lagisi
genitive lagisi lagiesi
partitive lagiasi lagejasi
inessive lagissasi lageissasi
elative lagistasi lageistasi
illative lagiisi lageihisi
adessive lagillasi lageillasi
ablative lagiltasi lageiltasi
allative lagillesi lageillesi
essive laginasi lageinasi
translative lagiksesi lageiksesi
abessive lagittasi lageittasi
instructive
comitative lageinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lagimme lagimme
accusative nom. lagimme lagimme
gen. lagimme
genitive lagimme lagiemme
partitive lagiamme lagejamme
inessive lagissamme lageissamme
elative lagistamme lageistamme
illative lagiimme lageihimme
adessive lagillamme lageillamme
ablative lagiltamme lageiltamme
allative lagillemme lageillemme
essive laginamme lageinamme
translative lagiksemme lageiksemme
abessive lagittamme lageittamme
instructive
comitative lageinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laginne laginne
accusative nom. laginne laginne
gen. laginne
genitive laginne lagienne
partitive lagianne lagejanne
inessive lagissanne lageissanne
elative lagistanne lageistanne
illative lagiinne lageihinne
adessive lagillanne lageillanne
ablative lagiltanne lageiltanne
allative lagillenne lageillenne
essive laginanne lageinanne
translative lagiksenne lageiksenne
abessive lagittanne lageittanne
instructive
comitative lageinenne

Icelandic

Noun

lagi

  1. indefinite dative singular of lag

Ido

Pronunciation

Noun

lagi

  1. plural of lago

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lagi, from Classical Malay lagi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lagi (emphatic particle). Semantic loan from Betawi Ora lagih for "in the process of" sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Hyphenation: la‧gi

Adverb

lagi

  1. again, anew
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) back and forth
  3. (informal) in the process of
    Synonyms: sedang, masih

Conjunction

lagi

  1. (poetic) and, also.
    Synonyms: dan, serta, juga

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦭꦒꦶ
Pegon
Roman lagi

Etymology 1

Adverb

lagi (ngoko lagi, krama saweg)

  1. (auxiliary) Progressive aspect without necessarily a final perspective.
    Dheweké lagi keluwèn
    She is starving now
  2. recently
  3. (dialect) old times
    Kaya ing lagi
    Just like the old times
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

lagi

  1. (card games) Follow suit

Etymology 3

Noun

lagi (kawi lagi)

  1. a hermit
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

  • "lagi" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laki.

Noun

lagi

  1. ceiling

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laki.

Noun

lagi

  1. ceiling

Malay

Alternative forms

  • lg (SMS slang)
  • agik (dialectical)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laɡi (emphatic particle). Cognate with Javanese lagi and Cebuano lagi.

Pronunciation

Adverb

lagi (Jawi spelling لاݢي)

  1. again, anew
  2. always
    Synonyms: sentiasa, selalu
  3. back and forth
  4. (colloquial) more
    Synonym: lebih

Conjunction

lagi (Jawi spelling لاݢي)

  1. (poetic) and, also.
    Synonyms: dan, serta, juga

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: lagi
  • Tagalog: lagi

Further reading

  • lagi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lagi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لاݢي lagi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 590
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lagi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 4

Nakanai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Noun

lagi

  1. sky

References

  • Ward H. Goodenough, Ann Chowning (2016) A Dictionary of The Lakalai (Nakanai) Language of New Britain, Papua New Guinea (Asia-Pacific Linguistics; A-PL 29)‎, Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 91

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Noun

lagi

  1. sky

References

  • Wolfgang B. Sperlich (1997) Tohi Vagahau Niue: Niue Language Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 171
  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lagi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Old Norse

Noun

lagi

  1. dative singular of lag

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Noun

lagi

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
  2. heaven

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lagi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lagi (emphatic particle), possibly borrowed from Malay lagi. Compare Javanese ꦭꦒꦶ (lagi).

Pronunciation

Adverb

lagì or lagi (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜒ)

  1. always; usually; all the time;
    Synonyms: palagi, parati, pirmi

Derived terms

Noun

lagì or lagi (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜒ)

  1. staying in a place permanently

Derived terms

Further reading

  • lagi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: la‧gi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi. Cognates include Hawaiian lani and Samoan lagi.

Noun

lagi

  1. sky
  2. heaven

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi. Cognates include Maori rangi and Samoan lagi.

Verb

lagi

  1. (transitive) to sing

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 176

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Noun

lagi

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
  2. heaven

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lagi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laki.

Noun

lagi

  1. ceiling

Inflection

Inflection of lagi (inflection type 3/kivi)
nominative sing. lagi
genitive sing. lagen
partitive sing. laged
partitive plur. lagid
singular plural
nominative lagi laged
accusative lagen laged
genitive lagen lagiden
partitive laged lagid
essive-instructive lagen lagin
translative lageks lagikš
inessive lages lagiš
elative lagespäi lagišpäi
illative lagehe lagihe
adessive lagel lagil
ablative lagelpäi lagilpäi
allative lagele lagile
abessive lageta lagita
comitative lagenke lagidenke
prolative lagedme lagidme
approximative I lagenno lagidenno
approximative II lagennoks lagidennoks
egressive lagennopäi lagidennopäi
terminative I lagehesai lagihesai
terminative II lagelesai lagilesai
terminative III lagessai
additive I lagehepäi lagihepäi
additive II lagelepäi lagilepäi

Derived terms

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “потолок”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laki.

Noun

lagi (genitive lae, partitive lakõ)

  1. ceiling

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Western Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Noun

lagi

  1. sky

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lagi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online