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See also: lènga and leng å

English

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Etymology

From Mapudungun lenga, via Spanish.

Noun

lenga (plural lengas)

  1. A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name Nothofagus pumilio.

Translations

Anagrams

Indonesian

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay lenga (“sesame”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lə.ˈŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ŋa
  • Hyphenation: lê‧nga

Noun

lênga (plural lenga-lenga, first-person possessive lengaku, second-person possessive lengamu, third-person possessive lenganya)

  1. sesame, Sesamum indicum
    Synonyms: bijan, sesam, wijen

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

lenga

  1. Romanization of ꦊꦔ

Kituba

Verb

lenga

  1. to tremble

Lingala

Verb

lenga

  1. to shake, to shiver

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa. Cognate with Tagalog linga, Cebuano lunga, Rade ênga and Tetum lena. Compare also Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”) (whence Thai งา (ngaa)) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).

Pronunciation

Noun

lenga (Jawi spelling لڠا or ليڠا, plural lenga-lenga, informal 1st possessive lengaku, 2nd possessive lengamu, 3rd possessive lenganya)

  1. sesame, Sesamum indicum
    Synonyms: bijan, ginjili, til

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: lenga

Further reading

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa.

Noun

lenga

  1. sesame

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan lengua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleŋ.ɡo̞/
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Noun

lenga f (plural lengas)

  1. (anatomy) the tongue
  2. a language

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish lengua and Portuguese língua and Kabuverdianu lingua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

lenga

  1. tongue
  2. language

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

Noun

lenga f (plural lenghe)

  1. tongue
  2. language

Spanish

Etymology

From Mapudungun lenga.

Noun

lenga f (plural lengas)

  1. lenga (tree)
  2. lenga beech

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-lenga (infinitive kulenga)

  1. to aim, to aim at
  2. to slice

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lenga
Positive present -nalenga
Subjunctive -lenge
Negative -lengi
Imperative singular lenga
Infinitives
Positive kulenga
Negative kutolenga
Imperatives
Singular lenga
Plural lengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulenga
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilenga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalenga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalenga/nalenga tunalenga
2nd person unalenga mnalenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analenga wanalenga
other classes positive subject concord + -nalenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lengi)
Singular Plural
1st person silengi hatulengi
2nd person hulengi hamlengi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halengi hawalengi
other classes negative subject concord + -lengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talenga
Negative future negative subject concord + -talenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lenge)
Singular Plural
1st person nilenge tulenge
2nd person ulenge mlenge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alenge walenge
other classes positive subject concord + -lenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silenge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelenga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelenga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilenga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alenga)
Singular Plural
1st person nalenga twalenga
2nd person walenga mwalenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alenga walenga
m-mi(III/IV) walenga yalenga
ji-ma(V/VI) lalenga yalenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalenga vyalenga
n(IX/X) yalenga zalenga
u(XI) walenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalenga
pa(XVI) palenga
mu(XVIII) mwalenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -melenga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalenga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalenga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilenga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolenga
Consecutive kalenga / positive subject concord + -kalenga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalenge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilenga -tulenga
2nd person -kulenga -walenga/-kulengeni/-walengeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlenga -walenga
m-mi(III/IV) -ulenga -ilenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilenga -yalenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilenga -vilenga
n(IX/X) -ilenga -zilenga
u(XI) -ulenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulenga
pa(XVI) -palenga
mu(XVIII) -mulenga
Reflexive -jilenga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lenga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -lengaye -lengao
m-mi(III/IV) -lengao -lengayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -lengalo -lengayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lengacho -lengavyo
n(IX/X) -lengayo -lengazo
u(XI) -lengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -lengako
pa(XVI) -lengapo
mu(XVIII) -lengamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lenga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelenga -olenga
m-mi(III/IV) -olenga -yolenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolenga -yolenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholenga -vyolenga
n(IX/X) -yolenga -zolenga
u(XI) -olenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolenga
pa(XVI) -polenga
mu(XVIII) -molenga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dénga.

Pronunciation

Verb

-lenga

  1. to hang

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dénga.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /leːnɡa/

Verb

-lenga

  1. (intransitive) to dangle, to hang

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukulenga
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukulenga ukungalengi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular lenga -lenge
Plural lengani -lengeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyalenga, ngilenga engilengayo, engilenga ngilenga angilengi engingalengi ngingalengi
2nd singular uyalenga, ulenga olengayo, olenga ulenga awulengi ongalengi ungalengi
1st plural siyalenga, silenga esilengayo, esilenga silenga asilengi esingalengi singalengi
2nd plural niyalenga, nilenga enilengayo, enilenga nilenga anilengi eningalengi ningalengi
Class 1 uyalenga, ulenga olengayo, olenga elenga akalengi ongalengi engalengi
Class 2 bayalenga, balenga abalengayo, abalenga belenga abalengi abangalengi bengalengi
Class 3 uyalenga, ulenga olengayo, olenga ulenga awulengi ongalengi ungalengi
Class 4 iyalenga, ilenga elengayo, elenga ilenga ayilengi engalengi ingalengi
Class 5 liyalenga, lilenga elilengayo, elilenga lilenga alilengi elingalengi lingalengi
Class 6 ayalenga, alenga alengayo, alenga elenga awalengi angalengi engalengi
Class 7 siyalenga, silenga esilengayo, esilenga silenga asilengi esingalengi singalengi
Class 8 ziyalenga, zilenga ezilengayo, ezilenga zilenga azilengi ezingalengi zingalengi
Class 9 iyalenga, ilenga elengayo, elenga ilenga ayilengi engalengi ingalengi
Class 10 ziyalenga, zilenga ezilengayo, ezilenga zilenga azilengi ezingalengi zingalengi
Class 11 luyalenga, lulenga olulengayo, olulenga lulenga alulengi olungalengi lungalengi
Class 14 buyalenga, bulenga obulengayo, obulenga bulenga abulengi obungalengi bungalengi
Class 15 kuyalenga, kulenga okulengayo, okulenga kulenga akulengi okungalengi kungalengi
Class 17 kuyalenga, kulenga okulengayo, okulenga kulenga akulengi okungalengi kungalengi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngilengile, ngilengē engilengile, engilengē ngilengile, ngilengē angilenganga engingalenganga ngingalenganga
2nd singular ulengile, ulengē olengile, olengē ulengile, ulengē awulenganga ongalenganga ungalenganga
1st plural silengile, silengē esilengile, esilengē silengile, silengē asilenganga esingalenganga singalenganga
2nd plural nilengile, nilengē enilengile, enilengē nilengile, nilengē anilenganga eningalenganga ningalenganga
Class 1 ulengile, ulengē olengile, olengē elengile, elengē akalenganga ongalenganga engalenganga
Class 2 balengile, balengē abalengile, abalengē belengile, belengē abalenganga abangalenganga bengalenganga
Class 3 ulengile, ulengē olengile, olengē ulengile, ulengē awulenganga ongalenganga ungalenganga
Class 4 ilengile, ilengē elengile, elengē ilengile, ilengē ayilenganga engalenganga ingalenganga
Class 5 lilengile, lilengē elilengile, elilengē lilengile, lilengē alilenganga elingalenganga lingalenganga
Class 6 alengile, alengē alengile, alengē elengile, elengē awalenganga angalenganga engalenganga
Class 7 silengile, silengē esilengile, esilengē silengile, silengē asilenganga esingalenganga singalenganga
Class 8 zilengile, zilengē ezilengile, ezilengē zilengile, zilengē azilenganga ezingalenganga zingalenganga
Class 9 ilengile, ilengē elengile, elengē ilengile, ilengē ayilenganga engalenganga ingalenganga
Class 10 zilengile, zilengē ezilengile, ezilengē zilengile, zilengē azilenganga ezingalenganga zingalenganga
Class 11 lulengile, lulengē olulengile, olulengē lulengile, lulengē alulenganga olungalenganga lungalenganga
Class 14 bulengile, bulengē obulengile, obulengē bulengile, bulengē abulenganga obungalenganga bungalenganga
Class 15 kulengile, kulengē okulengile, okulengē kulengile, kulengē akulenganga okungalenganga kungalenganga
Class 17 kulengile, kulengē okulengile, okulengē kulengile, kulengē akulenganga okungalenganga kungalenganga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngālenga engālenga ngālenga angilenganga engingalenganga ngingalenganga
2nd singular wālenga owālenga wālenga awulenganga ongalenganga ungalenganga
1st plural sālenga esālenga sālenga asilenganga esingalenganga singalenganga
2nd plural nālenga enālenga nālenga anilenganga eningalenganga ningalenganga
Class 1 wālenga owālenga ālenga akalenganga ongalenganga engalenganga
Class 2 bālenga abālenga bālenga abalenganga abangalenganga bengalenganga
Class 3 wālenga owālenga wālenga awulenganga ongalenganga ungalenganga
Class 4 yālenga eyālenga yālenga ayilenganga engalenganga ingalenganga
Class 5 lālenga elālenga lālenga alilenganga elingalenganga lingalenganga
Class 6 ālenga ālenga ālenga awalenganga angalenganga engalenganga
Class 7 sālenga esālenga sālenga asilenganga esingalenganga singalenganga
Class 8 zālenga ezālenga zālenga azilenganga ezingalenganga zingalenganga
Class 9 yālenga eyālenga yālenga ayilenganga engalenganga ingalenganga
Class 10 zālenga ezālenga zālenga azilenganga ezingalenganga zingalenganga
Class 11 lwālenga olwālenga lwālenga alulenganga olungalenganga lungalenganga
Class 14 bālenga obālenga bālenga abulenganga obungalenganga bungalenganga
Class 15 kwālenga okwālenga kwālenga akulenganga okungalenganga kungalenganga
Class 17 kwālenga okwālenga kwālenga akulenganga okungalenganga kungalenganga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingalenga — ngingalenga ngingelenge — ngingelenge
2nd singular ungalenga — ungalenga ungelenge — ungelenge
1st plural singalenga — singalenga singelenge — singelenge
2nd plural ningalenga — ningalenga ningelenge — ningelenge
Class 1 angalenga — engalenga angelenge — engelenge
Class 2 bangalenga — bengalenga bangelenge — bengelenge
Class 3 ungalenga — ungalenga ungelenge — ungelenge
Class 4 ingalenga — ingalenga ingelenge — ingelenge
Class 5 lingalenga — lingalenga lingelenge — lingelenge
Class 6 angalenga — engalenga angelenge — engelenge
Class 7 singalenga — singalenga singelenge — singelenge
Class 8 zingalenga — zingalenga zingelenge — zingelenge
Class 9 ingalenga — ingalenga ingelenge — ingelenge
Class 10 zingalenga — zingalenga zingelenge — zingelenge
Class 11 lungalenga — lungalenga lungelenge — lungelenge
Class 14 bungalenga — bungalenga bungelenge — bungelenge
Class 15 kungalenga — kungalenga kungelenge — kungelenge
Class 17 kungalenga — kungalenga kungelenge — kungelenge
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizolenga engizolenga ngizolenga angizulenga engingezulenga ngingezulenga
2nd singular uzolenga ozolenga uzolenga awuzulenga ongezulenga ungezulenga
1st plural sizolenga esizolenga sizolenga asizulenga esingezulenga singezulenga
2nd plural nizolenga enizolenga nizolenga anizulenga eningezulenga ningezulenga
Class 1 uzolenga ozolenga ezolenga akazulenga ongezulenga engezulenga
Class 2 bazolenga abazolenga bezolenga abazulenga abangezulenga bengezulenga
Class 3 uzolenga ozolenga uzolenga awuzulenga ongezulenga ungezulenga
Class 4 izolenga ezolenga izolenga ayizulenga engezulenga ingezulenga
Class 5 lizolenga elizolenga lizolenga alizulenga elingezulenga lingezulenga
Class 6 azolenga azolenga ezolenga awazulenga angezulenga engezulenga
Class 7 sizolenga esizolenga sizolenga asizulenga esingezulenga singezulenga
Class 8 zizolenga ezizolenga zizolenga azizulenga ezingezulenga zingezulenga
Class 9 izolenga ezolenga izolenga ayizulenga engezulenga ingezulenga
Class 10 zizolenga ezizolenga zizolenga azizulenga ezingezulenga zingezulenga
Class 11 luzolenga oluzolenga luzolenga aluzulenga olungezulenga lungezulenga
Class 14 buzolenga obuzolenga buzolenga abuzulenga obungezulenga bungezulenga
Class 15 kuzolenga okuzolenga kuzolenga akuzulenga okungezulenga kungezulenga
Class 17 kuzolenga okuzolenga kuzolenga akuzulenga okungezulenga kungezulenga
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyolenga engiyolenga ngiyolenga angiyulenga engingeyulenga ngingeyulenga
2nd singular uyolenga oyolenga uyolenga awuyulenga ongeyulenga ungeyulenga
1st plural siyolenga esiyolenga siyolenga asiyulenga esingeyulenga singeyulenga
2nd plural niyolenga eniyolenga niyolenga aniyulenga eningeyulenga ningeyulenga
Class 1 uyolenga oyolenga eyolenga akayulenga ongeyulenga engeyulenga
Class 2 bayolenga abayolenga beyolenga abayulenga abangeyulenga bengeyulenga
Class 3 uyolenga oyolenga uyolenga awuyulenga ongeyulenga ungeyulenga
Class 4 iyolenga eyolenga iyolenga ayiyulenga engeyulenga ingeyulenga
Class 5 liyolenga eliyolenga liyolenga aliyulenga elingeyulenga lingeyulenga
Class 6 ayolenga ayolenga eyolenga awayulenga angeyulenga engeyulenga
Class 7 siyolenga esiyolenga siyolenga asiyulenga esingeyulenga singeyulenga
Class 8 ziyolenga eziyolenga ziyolenga aziyulenga ezingeyulenga zingeyulenga
Class 9 iyolenga eyolenga iyolenga ayiyulenga engeyulenga ingeyulenga
Class 10 ziyolenga eziyolenga ziyolenga aziyulenga ezingeyulenga zingeyulenga
Class 11 luyolenga oluyolenga luyolenga aluyulenga olungeyulenga lungeyulenga
Class 14 buyolenga obuyolenga buyolenga abuyulenga obungeyulenga bungeyulenga
Class 15 kuyolenga okuyolenga kuyolenga akuyulenga okungeyulenga kungeyulenga
Class 17 kuyolenga okuyolenga kuyolenga akuyulenga okungeyulenga kungeyulenga
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngilenge ngingalengi
2nd singular ulenge ungalengi
1st plural silenge singalengi
2nd plural nilenge ningalengi
Class 1 alenge angalengi
Class 2 balenge bangalengi
Class 3 ulenge ungalengi
Class 4 ilenge ingalengi
Class 5 lilenge lingalengi
Class 6 alenge angalengi
Class 7 silenge singalengi
Class 8 zilenge zingalengi
Class 9 ilenge ingalengi
Class 10 zilenge zingalengi
Class 11 lulenge lungalengi
Class 14 bulenge bungalengi
Class 15 kulenge kungalengi
Class 17 kulenge kungalengi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngalenga ngangalenga, angalenga, angangalenga
2nd singular walenga wangalenga, awalenga, awangalenga
1st plural salenga sangalenga, asalenga, asangalenga
2nd plural nalenga nangalenga, analenga, anangalenga
Class 1 walenga wangalenga, akalenga, akangalenga
Class 2 balenga bangalenga, abalenga, abangalenga
Class 3 walenga wangalenga, awalenga, awangalenga
Class 4 yalenga yangalenga, ayalenga, ayangalenga
Class 5 lalenga langalenga, alalenga, alangalenga
Class 6 alenga angalenga, awalenga, awangalenga
Class 7 salenga sangalenga, asalenga, asangalenga
Class 8 zalenga zangalenga, azalenga, azangalenga
Class 9 yalenga yangalenga, ayalenga, ayangalenga
Class 10 zalenga zangalenga, azalenga, azangalenga
Class 11 lwalenga lwangalenga, alwalenga, alwangalenga
Class 14 balenga bangalenga, abalenga, abangalenga
Class 15 kwalenga kwangalenga, akwalenga, akwangalenga
Class 17 kwalenga kwangalenga, akwalenga, akwangalenga

References

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