lugha

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Irish

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Adjective

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lugha

  1. Obsolete spelling of .

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lugu.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lugha

  1. comparative degree of beag
    nas lugha na sia mìosanless than six months
    Is lugha orm thu.I really hate you. (literally, “You are more disagreeable to me.”)
    Cha lugha na amadan a nì sin.
    Only a fool would do that.
    (literally, “No less than a fool will do that.”)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic لُغَة (luḡa).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)
  • Hyphenation: lu‧gha

Noun

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lugha (n class, plural lugha)

  1. language

Derived terms

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See also

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  • ki- (noun class prefix for languages)