Dyirbal

Adjective

gunga

1. (of fruits or nuts that ripen in the sun) Unripe, green.
2. (in cooking) Raw, uncooked.
3. (of humans and animals) Alive.

Usage notes

When translating Dyirbal into English, to use the term 'raw' is a rough translation; it may be better to say not yet ready for eating. So, if asking a Dyirbal speaker if something may be eaten gunga, you’ll be self-contradictive (like asking Can I eat this inedible thing?).

Antonyms

• (unripe): dungun
• (raw, uncooked): nyamu
• (alive): buga

References

Language in Danger, Andrew Dalby, 2003.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uŋka

Noun

gunga f ‎(genitive singular gungu, nominative plural gungur)

1. coward, craven

Declension

Synonyms

• heigull
• skræfa
• bleyða

Derived terms

• gungulegur
• gunguskapur

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi गूंगा ‎(gūṅgā).

Noun

gunga

1. mute (a person who cannot speak)

Swedish

Noun

gunga c

1. a swing (hanging seat or foothold)

Declension

Verb

gunga ‎(present gungar, preterite gungade, supine gungat, imperative gunga)

1. to swing (on a hanging seat or foothold)

Conjugation

Related terms

• gung
• gungbräda
• gungning