lugga

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لُغَة (luḡa, language).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lúɡ.ɡàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lɪ́ɡ.ɡàː]

Noun

luggā̀ f (possessed form luggàr̃)

  1. an arcane or obscure word or expression

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रुग्ण (ruɡṇá), with the eastern tendency of r > l. By surface analysis, ruj (root) + -na .

Adjective

lugga

  1. past passive participle of rujati (to hurt)[1]
  2. broken up[2]

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “rujati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  2. Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “lugga”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Swedish

Etymology

lugg (bangs) + -a

Verb

lugga (present luggar, preterite luggade, supine luggat, imperative lugga)

  1. to pull someone's hair (anywhere, as a form of punishment)
    bli luggad av läraren
    have the teacher pull one's hair
    lugga någon
    pull someone's hair

Conjugation

References

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