giga

== Dena'ina == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə === Noun === giga berry === References === Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 143 == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡiɡɑ/, [ˈɡiɡɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɡɑ Syllabification(key): gi‧ga Hyphenation(key): gi‧ga === Noun === giga (colloquial) (computing) ellipsis of gigatavu (“gigabyte”) (computing) ellipsis of gigabitti (“gigabit”) ==== Declension ==== == Iban == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡiɡaʔ] Hyphenation: gi‧ga Rhymes: -iɡaʔ === Verb === giga (active ngiga, passive digiga) to find ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Noun === giga f (plural gighe) gigue jig == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Unknown. ==== Noun ==== giga f (plural gigas) flat basket === Etymology 2 === Clipping of gigabyte. ==== Noun ==== giga m (plural gigas or giga) (informal) clipping of gigabyte === Further reading === “giga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “giga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === From Old French gigue. ==== Alternative forms ==== jiga ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈxiɡa/ [ˈxi.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -iɡa Syllabification: gi‧ga ==== Noun ==== giga f (plural gigas) (dance) jig === Etymology 2 === Clipping of gigabyte. ==== Alternative forms ==== guiga, yiga ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈxiɡa/ [ˈxi.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -iɡa Syllabification: gi‧ga ==== Noun ==== giga m (plural gigas) gigabyte === Further reading === “giga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish gigha. Derived from Low German gige. Possibly derived from Old High German gigen (“rock, sway”). First attested in the latter 13th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjiːɡa/ === Noun === giga c (music) rebec Synonym: rebec ==== Derived terms ==== mungiga (“Jew's harp”) === References === “giga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “giga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Yagara == === Noun === giga shoulder === References === State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Turubul Body Parts.