lugha

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Irish

Adjective

lugha

Obsolete spelling of lú.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lugu.

Pronunciation

(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ɯ/, /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ə/, , ^[1]
(Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ə/^[2]
(Barra) IPA^(key): ^[3]

Adjective

lugha

comparative degree of beag
nas lugha na sia mìosan ― less than six months

Is lugha orm thu. ― I really hate you. (literally, “You are more disagreeable to me.”)

Cha lugha na amadan a nì sin.
Only a fool would do that.
(literally, “No less than a fool will do that.”)

Derived terms

References

^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Swahili

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lugha

Etymology

From Arabic لُغَة (luḡa).

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)
Hyphenation: lu‧gha

Noun

lugha class IX (plural lugha class X)

language

Derived terms

lugha ya ishara (“sign language”)
lugha ya mama (“mother tongue”)

See also

ki- (noun class prefix for languages)

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