gunga

See also: guņģa

Dyirbal

Adjective

gunga

  1. (of fruits or nuts that ripen in the sun) Unripe, green.
  2. (in cooking) Raw, uncooked.
  3. (of humans and animals) Alive.

Usage notes

When translating Dyirbal into English, to use the term 'raw' is a rough translation; it may be better to say not yet ready for eating. So, if asking a Dyirbal speaker if something may be eaten gunga, you’ll be self-contradictive (like asking Can I eat this inedible thing?).

Antonyms
  • (unripe): dungun
  • (raw, uncooked): nyamu
  • (alive): buga

References

Language in Danger, Andrew Dalby, 2003.

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuŋka/
  • Rhymes: -uŋka

Noun

gunga f (genitive singular gungu, nominative plural gungur)

  1. coward, craven

Declension
declension of gunga
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gunga gungan gungur gungurnar
accusative gungu gunguna gungur gungurnar
dative gungu gungunni gungum gungunum
genitive gungu gungunnar gunga/gungna gunganna/gungnanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi गूंगा (gūṅgā).

Noun

gunga

  1. mute (a person who cannot speak)

Swedish

Noun

gunga c

  1. a swing (hanging seat or foothold)

Declension
Declension of gunga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gunga gungan gungor gungorna
Genitive gungas gungans gungors gungornas

Verb

gunga (present gungar, preterite gungade, supine gungat, imperative gunga)

  1. to swing (on a hanging seat or foothold)

Conjugation
Conjugation of gunga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gunga gungas
Present tense gungar gungas
Past tense gungade gungades
Supine gungat gungats
Imperative gunga —
Present participle gungande
Past participle gungad
  • gung
  • gungbräda
  • gungning
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