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jiga

Gooniyandi

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Noun

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jiga

  1. flower

Gullah

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Etymology

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From Wolof jiga ("insect").

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɟɪ.ɡʌ/, /d͡ʒɪ.ɡə/, /t͡ʃɪ.ɡə/

Noun

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jiga

  1. (biology) insect
  2. flea

References

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  • Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Japanese

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Romanization

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jiga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じが

Lower Tanana

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jiga (Chena)

  1. alternative form of jega (“berry, blueberry”)

References

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  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 227

Spanish

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Noun

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jiga f (plural jigas)

  1. alternative spelling of giga

Further reading

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Yoruba

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Jìgá

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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jìgá

  1. chigoe; a small tropical flea
    Tàpòtàpò là ń yọ jìgá, tewétewé là ń yan ẹ̀kọ
    With their sac and all is how to remove chiggers; with its wrapping-leaves is the way to buy ẹ̀kọ.
    (One must do things thoroughly, not by halves.)
Descendants
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  • → English: chigoe, chigger

Etymology 2

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From English digger.

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Noun

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jígà

  1. pickaxe
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