higa

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.ɡɑ/, [ˈhiː.ɣɑ]

Verb

hīga

1. imperative singular of hīgian

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-hîga (infinitive guhîga, perfective -hîze)

1. to hunt

Derived terms

• umuhigi

Spanish

Etymology

From higo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡa/ [ˈi.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: hi‧ga

Noun

higa f (plural higas)

1. obscene gesture made by putting the thumb between the index finger and the middle finger

Derived terms

• dar higa
• importar una higa

Further reading

• “higa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hidəʀáq. Compare Ilocano idda, Bikol Central higda, Cebuano higda, Waray-Waray higda, and Maranao iga'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈɡaʔ/ [hɪˈɣaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: hi‧ga

Noun

higâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ)

1. lying down

   Synonym: paghiga

2. act of going to bed
3. lying position of the body

   Synonym: pagkakahiga

4. time of going to bed
5. lying position (of an object)

   Synonyms: bagna, pagkakabagna

Derived terms

• higaan
• humiga
• ihiga
• maghihiga
• mahiga
• mahigaan
• nakahiga
• paghiga
• pagkakahiga
• pahiga

Adjective

higâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ)

1. lie down; fallen down on one's back

   Synonym: nakahiga

2. lying flat on the surface

   Synonyms: bulagta, nakabulagta

3. (by extension) bedridden

   Synonyms: datay, nakaratay

Further reading

• “higa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hideRáq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• gahi