higa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Old English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈxiː.ɡɑ/, [ˈhiː.ɣɑ]
=== Verb ===
hīga
imperative singular of hīgian
== Rwanda-Rundi ==
=== Verb ===
-hîga (infinitive guhîga, perfective -hîze)
to hunt
==== Derived terms ====
umuhigi
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From higo.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈiɡa/ [ˈi.ɣ̞a]
Rhymes: -iɡa
Syllabification: hi‧ga
=== Noun ===
higa f (plural higas)
obscene gesture made by putting the thumb between the index finger and the middle finger
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“higa”, 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
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hidəʀáq. Compare Ilocano idda, Central Bikol higda, Cebuano higda, Waray-Waray higda, and Maranao iga'.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈɡaʔ/ [hɪˈɣaʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: hi‧ga
=== Noun ===
higâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ)
lying down
Synonym: paghiga
act of going to bed
lying position of the body
Synonym: pagkakahiga
time of going to bed
lying position (of an object)
Synonyms: bagna, pagkakabagna
==== Derived terms ====
=== Adjective ===
higâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ)
lie down; fallen down on one's back
Synonym: nakahiga
lying flat on the surface
Synonyms: bulagta, nakabulagta
(by extension) bedridden
Synonyms: datay, nakaratay
=== Further reading ===
“higa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hideRáq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
=== Anagrams ===
gahi