siga

siga

1. (Valencia) inflection of ser:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga.

siga

1. a bright flame

From Proto-Finnic *cika. Cognate with Finnish sika, Võro tsiga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡ̊ɑ/,

siga (genitive sea, partitive siga)

1. pig

From Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /siːja/
• Homophone: siða

siga (third person singular past indicative segði, third person plural past indicative søgdu, supine sagt)

1. to say

From Proto-Central Pacific *siŋa, variant of *cina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.

siga

1. day
2. sun (use mata ni siga [lit. "day's face"] to specify meaning)

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /síː.ɡàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

sīgā̀ f (plural sīgōgī, possessed form sīgàr̃)

1. form, structure
2. clause, proviso

• IPA^(key): /si.ɡaʔ/

siga

1. wild

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪːɣa/

  Rhymes: -ɪːɣa

siga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sigaði, supine sigað)

1. (transitive, with dative) to sic (incite an attack by)

• (sic): etja

siga

1. traditional turban for men

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga.

siga

1. light, shine, luster

• sige

From Old Norse síga.

• IPA^(key): /²siːɡɑ/

siga (present tense sig, past tense seig, supine sige, past participle sigen, present participle sigande, imperative sig)

1. to seep, ooze

   Det sig vatn inn i kjellaren.

   Water is seeping into the basement.

2. to subside, sink very slowly

   Grunnmuren sig.

   The foundation wall is subsiding.

3. To move slowly, glide

   Skodda sig inn frå havet.

   The fog is moving in from the sea.

• “siga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From Proto-Bantu *-tíga.

-siga^? (infinitive gusiga, perfective -size)

1. to leave, forsake, abandon

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

-sīga (infinitive gusīga, perfective -sīze)

1. smear (something onto a surface)
2. anoint

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

-síga (infinitive gusíga, perfective -síze)

1. compose poetry

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡa/
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: si‧ga

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga (“spark, bright light”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈɡaʔ/
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: si‧ga

sigâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. fire made by burning garbage, weeds, etc.

   Synonym: silab

2. (by extension) bonfire

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡaʔ/
• Rhymes: -iɡaʔ
• Syllabification: si‧ga

sigà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. tough; conceited; show-off
2. gallant; dashing

   Synonym: magilas

3. brave

   Synonyms: matapang, kinatatakutan

sigà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. tough guy; conceited guy
2. bully; thug

   Synonyms: siga-siga, maton

Initial clipping of sigarilyo.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡa/
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: si‧ga

siga (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. (slang) cigarette

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sigarilyo

• siga-siga

• “siga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*siga”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• sagi, gisa

Probably from Tagalog siga, from clipping of sigarilyo and also from English cigar.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /siɡa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: si‧ga

siga (Sulat Sūg spelling سِݢَ)

1. cigarette

• magsiga
• nagsiga
• nagsisiga
• paniniga (“chain smoker”)
• sigahun
• sumiga (“will smoke”)

From Proto-Finnic *cika.

siga

1. pig

• ižasiga
• mecsiga
• unisiga
• siganliha

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

Borrowed from English cigar.

• IPA^(key): /sì.ɡá/

sìgá

1. cigarette; cigar

   Synonym: (slang) ọ̀pá

   Synonym: (obsolete, rare) sàrootù

• amusìgá (“smoker”)
• onísìgá (“cigarette seller; smoker”)
• sìgá mímu (“smoking”)

• mu (“to smoke”)
• àmukù (“(cigarette) butt”)