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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Doublet of marg.
Pronunciation
Noun
marga (countable and uncountable, plural margas)
- (South Asia) The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as opposed to modern or regional developments.
- (Hinduism, yoga) Any of various paths or courses seen as leading to enlightenment.
- (Buddhism) The noble eightfold path.
Etymology 2
From Jamaican Creole mawga, derived from English meagre.
Pronunciation
Noun
marga (plural margas)
- (MLE, vulgar) Someone of undernourished figure.
2018 June 25, K.O. (lyrics and music), “Rolling Round”, 1:05–1:07:Bro said he really don't lack to much
I reply, can't you see it's a marga
2020 April 14, Russ Millions (lyrics and music), “Playground 2”, 1:00–1:03:Big Russ, not marga
I still got a crush on Zara
Anagrams
Balinese
Romanization
marga
- Romanization of ᬫᬵᬃᬕ.
Estonian
Noun
marga
- genitive singular of mark
Fula
Noun
marga o
- store, shop, depot
- (historical) an agricultural village, farm, agricultural lands with homes on it
References
Indonesian
Etymology
- Ultimately from Pali magga (“oath; road”) and Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga, “reach, range; mark, scar; track of a wild animal”), vṛddhi derivative of मृग (mṛga, “game animal; deer”).
- The sense of family name is a semantic loan from Dutch familienaam (“family name”) as semantic extension of clan.
- The sense in taxonomy is a semantic loan from Dutch geslacht (“genus”, literally “linage, generation”) and Latin genus (literally “group; type, class; lineage, descent”) as semantic extension of clan.
Pronunciation
Noun
marga (first-person possessive margaku, second-person possessive margamu, third-person possessive marganya)
- (obsolete) wild animal
- surname; family name
- (anthropology) clan:
- a group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
- Synonym: klan
- specifically, the marga, Batak clan.
- (historical) hamlet, a small village or a group of houses, in South Sumatra.
- (biology, taxonomy) genus, a rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank.
- Synonym: genus
- (only in compounds) way, road, route, path
- Direktorat Jenderal Bina Marga ― General Directorate of Road Development
- Jasa Marga ― Road Service
- Synonym: jalan
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
marga
- Romanization of ꦩꦂꦒ.
Latin
Etymology
From Celtic, probably Gaulish (Pliny). The word has been compared to Breton marg as well as the placename Margidinum; compare Welsh marian (“rocks, pebbles, grit”) from Proto-Brythonic *marɣ-, but probably ultimately of Pre-Celtic substrate origin.
Noun
marga f (genitive margae); first declension
- (geology) marl
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
References
- “marga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- marga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, Volumes 109-110, p. 46
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “marian”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Mergel
Old Norse
Adjective
marga
- inflection of margr:
- strong feminine accusative singular
- strong masculine accusative plural
- weak feminine nominative singular
- weak masculine accusative/dative/genitive singular
- weak neuter singular
Noun
marga
- accusative/genitive plural of margr
Oromo
Noun
marga
- grass
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmar.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -arɡa
- Syllabification: mar‧ga
Verb
marga
- third-person singular present indicative of margać
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin marga, from Celtic/Gaulish.
Pronunciation
Noun
marga f (plural margas)
- (geology) marl (lime-rich mud)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin marga, from Celtic/Gaulish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɾɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɾɡa
- Syllabification: mar‧ga
Noun
marga f (plural margas)
- (geology) marl
Derived terms
Further reading