longa

See also: long a

English

Etymology 1

From Australian Kriol langa, from English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.

Preposition

longa

1. (Australian Aboriginal) Belonging to; of, in, at, to. [from 19th c.]
   • 1991, Jimmy Chi, Bran Nue Dae, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 137:

     This fella song all about the Aboriginal people, coloured people, black people longa Australia.

   • 2000, Queensland Department of Justice, Aboriginal English in the courts: a handbook:

     He wait longa river.

Synonyms

• la
• 'long

Etymology 2

From Latin longa.

Noun

longa (plural longae or longe or longas)

1. (music) A musical note equal to two (or occasionally three) breves or whole notes.

   Synonyms: (US, two breves) quadruple whole note, (US, three breves, rare) sextuple whole note

Translations

Translations

Vietnamese: tròn ba, dấu tròn ba

Anagrams

• Anglo, Anglo-, Golan, Angol, anglo-, Logan, anglo, logan, along, NALGO

Bangi

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ng.

Verb

longa

1. to suit