Sanga

See also: sanga and saṅga

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Sanga (plural Sangas)

1. One of a breed of indigenous cattle of South Africa, formed by hybridizing the indigenous humpless cattle with zebu cattle from Asia.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Sanga

1. A Kainji language of Nigeria.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Sanga

1. A Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Anagrams

• Agans, Angas, Nāgas, Sagan, gansa, nagas, nāgas, sagan

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Sanga m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsan.ɡa/, [ˈs̠äŋɡä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsan.ɡa/, [ˈsäŋɡä]

Proper noun

Sanga m sg (genitive Sangae); first declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Quintus Fabius Sanga, the patronus of the Allobroges

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sanga
genitive	Sangae
dative	Sangae
accusative	Sangam
ablative	Sangā
vocative	Sanga

References

• Sanga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.