senga

See also: Senga

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-céng.

Verb

senga

1. to need, to lack

Garo

Verb

senga

1. to wait

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈŋa/ [sɨˈŋa]
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA^(key): /həˈŋa/ [hɨˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: se‧nga

Noun

sëngá

1. (Pidlisan, Sagada) an offering ritual wherein pig & chicken meat is distributed, participating in a wake all night, and ends with a breakfast.

References

• Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021), Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey]‎ (in Tagalog and Kankanaey), archived from the original on 25 September 2024, page 108

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sengen

Noun

senga m or f

1. definite feminine singular of seng

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

senga f

1. definite singular of seng

Portuguese

Verb

senga

1. inflection of sengar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swazi

Verb

-sénga

1. to milk

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tsonga

Verb

senga

1. to milk

Xhosa

Verb

-sénga

1. (transitive) to milk

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Verb

-sénga

1. (transitive) to milk

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukusenga)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukusenga	ukungasengi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	senga	-senge
plural	sengani	-sengeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasenga, ngisenga	engisengayo, engisenga	ngisenga	angisengi	engingasengi	ngingasengi
2nd singular	uyasenga, usenga	osengayo, osenga	usenga	awusengi	ongasengi	ungasengi
1st plural	siyasenga, sisenga	esisengayo, esisenga	sisenga	asisengi	esingasengi	singasengi
2nd plural	niyasenga, nisenga	enisengayo, enisenga	nisenga	anisengi	eningasengi	ningasengi
class 1	uyasenga, usenga	osengayo, osenga	esenga	akasengi	ongasengi	engasengi
class 2	bayasenga, basenga	abasengayo, abasenga	besenga	abasengi	abangasengi	bengasengi
class 3	uyasenga, usenga	osengayo, osenga	usenga	awusengi	ongasengi	ungasengi
class 4	iyasenga, isenga	esengayo, esenga	isenga	ayisengi	engasengi	ingasengi
class 5	liyasenga, lisenga	elisengayo, elisenga	lisenga	alisengi	elingasengi	lingasengi
class 6	ayasenga, asenga	asengayo, asenga	esenga	awasengi	angasengi	engasengi
class 7	siyasenga, sisenga	esisengayo, esisenga	sisenga	asisengi	esingasengi	singasengi
class 8	ziyasenga, zisenga	ezisengayo, ezisenga	zisenga	azisengi	ezingasengi	zingasengi
class 9	iyasenga, isenga	esengayo, esenga	isenga	ayisengi	engasengi	ingasengi
class 10	ziyasenga, zisenga	ezisengayo, ezisenga	zisenga	azisengi	ezingasengi	zingasengi
class 11	luyasenga, lusenga	olusengayo, olusenga	lusenga	alusengi	olungasengi	lungasengi
class 14	buyasenga, busenga	obusengayo, obusenga	busenga	abusengi	obungasengi	bungasengi
class 15	kuyasenga, kusenga	okusengayo, okusenga	kusenga	akusengi	okungasengi	kungasengi
class 17	kuyasenga, kusenga	okusengayo, okusenga	kusenga	akusengi	okungasengi	kungasengi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngisengile, ngisengē	engisengile, engisengē	ngisengile, ngisengē	angisenganga	engingasenganga	ngingasenganga
2nd singular	usengile, usengē	osengile, osengē	usengile, usengē	awusenganga	ongasenganga	ungasenganga
1st plural	sisengile, sisengē	esisengile, esisengē	sisengile, sisengē	asisenganga	esingasenganga	singasenganga
2nd plural	nisengile, nisengē	enisengile, enisengē	nisengile, nisengē	anisenganga	eningasenganga	ningasenganga
class 1	usengile, usengē	osengile, osengē	esengile, esengē	akasenganga	ongasenganga	engasenganga
class 2	basengile, basengē	abasengile, abasengē	besengile, besengē	abasenganga	abangasenganga	bengasenganga
class 3	usengile, usengē	osengile, osengē	usengile, usengē	awusenganga	ongasenganga	ungasenganga
class 4	isengile, isengē	esengile, esengē	isengile, isengē	ayisenganga	engasenganga	ingasenganga
class 5	lisengile, lisengē	elisengile, elisengē	lisengile, lisengē	alisenganga	elingasenganga	lingasenganga
class 6	asengile, asengē	asengile, asengē	esengile, esengē	awasenganga	angasenganga	engasenganga
class 7	sisengile, sisengē	esisengile, esisengē	sisengile, sisengē	asisenganga	esingasenganga	singasenganga
class 8	zisengile, zisengē	ezisengile, ezisengē	zisengile, zisengē	azisenganga	ezingasenganga	zingasenganga
class 9	isengile, isengē	esengile, esengē	isengile, isengē	ayisenganga	engasenganga	ingasenganga
class 10	zisengile, zisengē	ezisengile, ezisengē	zisengile, zisengē	azisenganga	ezingasenganga	zingasenganga
class 11	lusengile, lusengē	olusengile, olusengē	lusengile, lusengē	alusenganga	olungasenganga	lungasenganga
class 14	busengile, busengē	obusengile, obusengē	busengile, busengē	abusenganga	obungasenganga	bungasenganga
class 15	kusengile, kusengē	okusengile, okusengē	kusengile, kusengē	akusenganga	okungasenganga	kungasenganga
class 17	kusengile, kusengē	okusengile, okusengē	kusengile, kusengē	akusenganga	okungasenganga	kungasenganga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāsenga	engāsenga	ngāsenga	angisenganga	engingasenganga	ngingasenganga
2nd singular	wāsenga	owāsenga	wāsenga	awusenganga	ongasenganga	ungasenganga
1st plural	sāsenga	esāsenga	sāsenga	asisenganga	esingasenganga	singasenganga
2nd plural	nāsenga	enāsenga	nāsenga	anisenganga	eningasenganga	ningasenganga
class 1	wāsenga	owāsenga	āsenga	akasenganga	ongasenganga	engasenganga
class 2	bāsenga	abāsenga	bāsenga	abasenganga	abangasenganga	bengasenganga
class 3	wāsenga	owāsenga	wāsenga	awusenganga	ongasenganga	ungasenganga
class 4	yāsenga	eyāsenga	yāsenga	ayisenganga	engasenganga	ingasenganga
class 5	lāsenga	elāsenga	lāsenga	alisenganga	elingasenganga	lingasenganga
class 6	āsenga	āsenga	āsenga	awasenganga	angasenganga	engasenganga
class 7	sāsenga	esāsenga	sāsenga	asisenganga	esingasenganga	singasenganga
class 8	zāsenga	ezāsenga	zāsenga	azisenganga	ezingasenganga	zingasenganga
class 9	yāsenga	eyāsenga	yāsenga	ayisenganga	engasenganga	ingasenganga
class 10	zāsenga	ezāsenga	zāsenga	azisenganga	ezingasenganga	zingasenganga
class 11	lwāsenga	olwāsenga	lwāsenga	alusenganga	olungasenganga	lungasenganga
class 14	bāsenga	obāsenga	bāsenga	abusenganga	obungasenganga	bungasenganga
class 15	kwāsenga	okwāsenga	kwāsenga	akusenganga	okungasenganga	kungasenganga
class 17	kwāsenga	okwāsenga	kwāsenga	akusenganga	okungasenganga	kungasenganga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingasenga	—	ngingasenga	ngingesenge	—	ngingesenge
2nd singular	ungasenga	—	ungasenga	ungesenge	—	ungesenge
1st plural	singasenga	—	singasenga	singesenge	—	singesenge
2nd plural	ningasenga	—	ningasenga	ningesenge	—	ningesenge
class 1	angasenga	—	engasenga	angesenge	—	engesenge
class 2	bangasenga	—	bengasenga	bangesenge	—	bengesenge
class 3	ungasenga	—	ungasenga	ungesenge	—	ungesenge
class 4	ingasenga	—	ingasenga	ingesenge	—	ingesenge
class 5	lingasenga	—	lingasenga	lingesenge	—	lingesenge
class 6	angasenga	—	engasenga	angesenge	—	engesenge
class 7	singasenga	—	singasenga	singesenge	—	singesenge
class 8	zingasenga	—	zingasenga	zingesenge	—	zingesenge
class 9	ingasenga	—	ingasenga	ingesenge	—	ingesenge
class 10	zingasenga	—	zingasenga	zingesenge	—	zingesenge
class 11	lungasenga	—	lungasenga	lungesenge	—	lungesenge
class 14	bungasenga	—	bungasenga	bungesenge	—	bungesenge
class 15	kungasenga	—	kungasenga	kungesenge	—	kungesenge
class 17	kungasenga	—	kungasenga	kungesenge	—	kungesenge
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizosenga	engizosenga	ngizosenga	angizusenga	engingezusenga	ngingezusenga
2nd singular	uzosenga	ozosenga	uzosenga	awuzusenga	ongezusenga	ungezusenga
1st plural	sizosenga	esizosenga	sizosenga	asizusenga	esingezusenga	singezusenga
2nd plural	nizosenga	enizosenga	nizosenga	anizusenga	eningezusenga	ningezusenga
class 1	uzosenga	ozosenga	ezosenga	akazusenga	ongezusenga	engezusenga
class 2	bazosenga	abazosenga	bezosenga	abazusenga	abangezusenga	bengezusenga
class 3	uzosenga	ozosenga	uzosenga	awuzusenga	ongezusenga	ungezusenga
class 4	izosenga	ezosenga	izosenga	ayizusenga	engezusenga	ingezusenga
class 5	lizosenga	elizosenga	lizosenga	alizusenga	elingezusenga	lingezusenga
class 6	azosenga	azosenga	ezosenga	awazusenga	angezusenga	engezusenga
class 7	sizosenga	esizosenga	sizosenga	asizusenga	esingezusenga	singezusenga
class 8	zizosenga	ezizosenga	zizosenga	azizusenga	ezingezusenga	zingezusenga
class 9	izosenga	ezosenga	izosenga	ayizusenga	engezusenga	ingezusenga
class 10	zizosenga	ezizosenga	zizosenga	azizusenga	ezingezusenga	zingezusenga
class 11	luzosenga	oluzosenga	luzosenga	aluzusenga	olungezusenga	lungezusenga
class 14	buzosenga	obuzosenga	buzosenga	abuzusenga	obungezusenga	bungezusenga
class 15	kuzosenga	okuzosenga	kuzosenga	akuzusenga	okungezusenga	kungezusenga
class 17	kuzosenga	okuzosenga	kuzosenga	akuzusenga	okungezusenga	kungezusenga
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosenga	engiyosenga	ngiyosenga	angiyusenga	engingeyusenga	ngingeyusenga
2nd singular	uyosenga	oyosenga	uyosenga	awuyusenga	ongeyusenga	ungeyusenga
1st plural	siyosenga	esiyosenga	siyosenga	asiyusenga	esingeyusenga	singeyusenga
2nd plural	niyosenga	eniyosenga	niyosenga	aniyusenga	eningeyusenga	ningeyusenga
class 1	uyosenga	oyosenga	eyosenga	akayusenga	ongeyusenga	engeyusenga
class 2	bayosenga	abayosenga	beyosenga	abayusenga	abangeyusenga	bengeyusenga
class 3	uyosenga	oyosenga	uyosenga	awuyusenga	ongeyusenga	ungeyusenga
class 4	iyosenga	eyosenga	iyosenga	ayiyusenga	engeyusenga	ingeyusenga
class 5	liyosenga	eliyosenga	liyosenga	aliyusenga	elingeyusenga	lingeyusenga
class 6	ayosenga	ayosenga	eyosenga	awayusenga	angeyusenga	engeyusenga
class 7	siyosenga	esiyosenga	siyosenga	asiyusenga	esingeyusenga	singeyusenga
class 8	ziyosenga	eziyosenga	ziyosenga	aziyusenga	ezingeyusenga	zingeyusenga
class 9	iyosenga	eyosenga	iyosenga	ayiyusenga	engeyusenga	ingeyusenga
class 10	ziyosenga	eziyosenga	ziyosenga	aziyusenga	ezingeyusenga	zingeyusenga
class 11	luyosenga	oluyosenga	luyosenga	aluyusenga	olungeyusenga	lungeyusenga
class 14	buyosenga	obuyosenga	buyosenga	abuyusenga	obungeyusenga	bungeyusenga
class 15	kuyosenga	okuyosenga	kuyosenga	akuyusenga	okungeyusenga	kungeyusenga
class 17	kuyosenga	okuyosenga	kuyosenga	akuyusenga	okungeyusenga	kungeyusenga
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngisenge	ngingasengi
2nd singular	usenge	ungasengi
1st plural	sisenge	singasengi
2nd plural	nisenge	ningasengi
class 1	asenge	angasengi
class 2	basenge	bangasengi
class 3	usenge	ungasengi
class 4	isenge	ingasengi
class 5	lisenge	lingasengi
class 6	asenge	angasengi
class 7	sisenge	singasengi
class 8	zisenge	zingasengi
class 9	isenge	ingasengi
class 10	zisenge	zingasengi
class 11	lusenge	lungasengi
class 14	busenge	bungasengi
class 15	kusenge	kungasengi
class 17	kusenge	kungasengi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngasenga	ngangasenga, angasenga, angangasenga
2nd singular	wasenga	wangasenga, awasenga, awangasenga
1st plural	sasenga	sangasenga, asasenga, asangasenga
2nd plural	nasenga	nangasenga, anasenga, anangasenga
class 1	wasenga	wangasenga, akasenga, akangasenga
class 2	basenga	bangasenga, abasenga, abangasenga
class 3	wasenga	wangasenga, awasenga, awangasenga
class 4	yasenga	yangasenga, ayasenga, ayangasenga
class 5	lasenga	langasenga, alasenga, alangasenga
class 6	asenga	angasenga, awasenga, awangasenga
class 7	sasenga	sangasenga, asasenga, asangasenga
class 8	zasenga	zangasenga, azasenga, azangasenga
class 9	yasenga	yangasenga, ayasenga, ayangasenga
class 10	zasenga	zangasenga, azasenga, azangasenga
class 11	lwasenga	lwangasenga, alwasenga, alwangasenga
class 14	basenga	bangasenga, abasenga, abangasenga
class 15	kwasenga	kwangasenga, akwasenga, akwangasenga
class 17	kwasenga	kwangasenga, akwasenga, akwangasenga

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “senga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “senga (3.9)”