tuga

See also: tugá

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈɡaʔ/ [tuˈɡaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ga

Verb

tugâ (plural turuga, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜄ)

  1. to promise
  2. to confess; to reveal (any secret or information)
  3. to squeal, to tattle
    Synonyms: sumbong, usip

Derived terms

Icelandic

Noun

tuga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of tugur

Italian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -uɡa
  • Hyphenation: tù‧ga

Noun

tuga f (plural tughe)

  1. (nautical) deckhouse

Further reading

  • tuga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Kaingang

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈŋa/, [tuɡŋˈɡa]

Noun

tuga

  1. skin rash

Portuguese

Etymology

Clipping of portuga, from português (Portuguese).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtu.ɡɐ/ [ˈtu.ɣɐ]

  • Hyphenation: tu‧ga

Noun

tuga m or f by sense (plural tugas)

  1. (colloquial, originally derogatory) Portuguese (person from Portugal)
    Synonyms: luso, portuga, português

Adjective

tuga m or f (plural tugas, not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, originally derogatory) Portuguese (of Portugal)
    Synonyms: lusitânico, luso, portuga, português

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tǫga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tǔːɡa/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ga

Noun

túga f (Cyrillic spelling ту́га)

  1. sorrow, grief

Declension

Declension of tuga
singular plural
nominative túga túge
genitive túgē túgā
dative túzi túgama
accusative túgu túge
vocative tȗgo túge
locative túzi túgama
instrumental túgōm túgama

Derived terms

Further reading

  • tuga”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈɡaʔ/ [t̪ʊˈɣaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: tu‧ga

Adjective

tugâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜄ)

  1. true; correct
    Synonyms: tunay, totoo
  2. right and proper (in conduct or work)
    Synonyms: tama, wasto, tumpak

Noun

tugâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜄ)

  1. confession; admission (of one's guilt or crime)
    Synonyms: amin, pag-amin
  2. revelation of the truth; telling the truth
    Synonym: pagtatapat
  3. condition of being right, proper, or true
    Synonyms: katumpakan, pagkatumpak
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈɡa/ [t̪ʊˈɣa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: tu‧ga

Adjective

tugá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜄ)

  1. gullible; thoughtless (of women)
    Synonyms: hangal, tanga, walang-isip, gaga

Further reading

  • tuga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵓⴳⴰ (tuga, grass), and Nefusa تيڭا (tiga, grass).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuɡa/

Noun

tuga f (Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵓⴳⴰ, Arabic spelling توڭا)

  1. grass
    مڭر توڭا.mgr tuga.cut the grass.
  2. spring (season)
    Synonym: taldrar
  3. hay

Derived terms

  • amɣar n tuga (pasture chief)
  • luqt n tuga (spring)
  • tuga n tayyzit (ulva or sea lettuce)
  • tuga yiɣirdm (plant, remedy for scorpion stings)

See also

  • abxxuy (insect)
  • ajddig (flower)
  • akal (earth)
  • igr (field)
  • imɣi (plant)
  • urti (garden)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2811b

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtu.ɡa]

Verb

tuga

  1. (transitive) to measure

Conjugation

Conjugation of tuga
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person totuga fotuga mituga
2nd person notuga nituga
3rd
person
masculine otuga ituga
yotuga (archaic)
feminine motuga
neuter ituga

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh