biga

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin bīga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ.ɡə/, /ˈbiː.ɡə/ Rhymes: -aɪɡə, -iːɡə === Noun === biga (plural bigas or bigae) (historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by two horses abreast. ==== Translations ==== === See also === quadriga === Anagrams === Baig, bagi, gabi == Basque == === Noun === biga ? calf === Numeral === biga two == Catalan == === Etymology === Uncertain; probably from Latin bīga (“tree-trunk”). Cognate with Portuguese viga, Spanish viga, Occitan biga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbi.ɣə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbi.ɣa] Rhymes: -iɡa === Noun === biga f (plural bigues) beam, as in a large piece of wood or metal serving a structural role in a building === Further reading === “biga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “biga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biRaq or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biRaʔ (“wild taro with itchy sap”) ==== Noun ==== bigà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bigà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) semen pre-ejaculate lust; a feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal ==== Verb ==== bigà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) to be in heat to be randy; to feel horny to lust ==== Derived terms ==== bigaon == Ilocano == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biRaq or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biRaʔ (“wild taro with itchy sap”) === Noun === bigà (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos) ==== Derived terms ==== Vigan bigaan == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin bīga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɡa/ Rhymes: -iɡa Hyphenation: bì‧ga === Noun === biga f (plural bighe) (historical) chariot (two-wheeled) (baking) pre-ferment sponge, similar to poolish (bread starter) ==== Derived terms ==== bigotta == Jamaican Creole == === Adjective === biga comparative degree of big == Latin == === Etymology === bi- +‎ iuga === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbiː.ɡa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbiː.ɡa] === Noun === bīga f (genitive bīgae); first declension chariot (two-wheeled) (in the plural) pair of horses ==== Usage notes ==== Exclusively used in the plural in pre-Augustan Latin. Seneca and Pliny were the first writers to use it in the singular. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== bīgātus ==== Related terms ==== biiugus ==== Descendants ==== === References === “biga”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "biga", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “biga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “biga”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Laz == === Noun === biga Latin spelling of ბიგა (biga) == Old High German == === Alternative forms === pīga === Etymology === Related to Old Norse bingr (“heap”) (English bing), from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick”), see also Sanskrit बहुल (bahula, “abundant”). === Noun === bīga f pile, heap ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: bīge Alemannic German: Biigi German: Beige → Italian: bica === References === == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɡa/ Rhymes: -iɡa Syllabification: bi‧ga Homophone: Biga === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin bīga. First attested in the first half of the 19th century. ==== Noun ==== biga f (Ancient Rome, historical) biga (Roman racing chariot drawn by two horses abreast) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from German biegen. Doublet of Boh and Bug. ==== Noun ==== biga f (printing) crease (element of the die-cutting machine used to emboss the bend line of the paper) ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === biga in Polish dictionaries at PWN biga in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin biga. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bi‧ga === Noun === biga f (plural bigas) chariot (type of vehicle) === Further reading === “biga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “biga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbiɡa] === Noun === biga f definite nominative/accusative singular of bigă == Sardinian == === Etymology === Probably from Latin bīga (“tree-trunk”) === Noun === biga (Campidanese) beam == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish viga. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbiɡaʔ/ [ˈbiː.ɣɐʔ], /ˈbiɡa/ [ˈbiː.ɣɐ] Rhymes: -iɡaʔ, -iɡa Syllabification: bi‧ga ==== Noun ==== bigà or biga (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) (carpentry) girder ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === From either: From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biʀaʔ (“wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro”). Compare Hanunoo biga and Malay bira. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *biʀaq (“wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro”). Compare Ilocano biga, Bikol Central biga, Aklanon biga, Cebuano biga, and Malay birah. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbiɡaʔ/ [ˈbiː.ɣɐʔ] Rhymes: -iɡaʔ Syllabification: bi‧ga ==== Noun ==== bigà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos) Synonyms: malabiga, badyang === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbiɡaʔ/ [ˈbiː.ɣɐʔ] Rhymes: -iɡaʔ Syllabification: bi‧ga ==== Noun ==== bigà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) flat lowland Synonyms: lambak, libis === Etymology 4 === Possibly Chinese. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbiɡaʔ/ [ˈbiː.ɣɐʔ] Rhymes: -iɡaʔ Syllabification: bi‧ga ==== Noun ==== bigà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) damp or swampy ground Synonyms: labon, latian, tanlak, tunlak === Etymology 5 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbiɡaʔ/ [ˈbiː.ɣɐʔ] Rhymes: -iɡaʔ Syllabification: bi‧ga ==== Noun ==== bigà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ) root of words meaning "glibness of the tongue", such as malabiga Synonyms: daldal, kadaldalan root of words meaning "fault-finding habit", such as malabiga Synonym: pagkamapintasan ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “biga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*biRaʔ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*biRaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI === Anagrams === ibag, giba, igba, gab-i, gabi