marga

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Doublet of marg. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːɡə/ Rhymes: (UK) -ɑːɡə ==== Noun ==== marga (countable and uncountable, plural margas) (South Asia) The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as opposed to modern or regional developments. [from 19th c.] (Hinduism, yoga) Any of various paths or courses seen as leading to enlightenment. [from 20th c.] (Buddhism) The noble eightfold path. [from 20th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Jamaican Creole mawga, derived from English meagre. ==== Pronunciation ==== (MLE) IPA(key): [mɑːɡɐ] ==== Noun ==== marga (plural margas) (MLE, vulgar) Someone of undernourished figure. === Anagrams === Magar, grama, ragam, rāgam == Balinese == === Etymology === From Old Javanese mārga (“road, path”), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga, “way, road, route, path”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /marɡə/ === Noun === marga (Balinese script ᬫᬵᬃᬕ or ᬫᬃᬕ or ᬫᬵᬃᬕ᭄ᬕ) road === Further reading === “marga”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]. == Estonian == === Noun === marga genitive singular of mark == Fula == === Noun === marga o store, shop, depot (historical) an agricultural village, farm, agricultural lands with homes on it === References === Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Pali magga (“oath; road”) and Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga, “reach, range; mark, scar; track of a wild animal”), vṛddhi derivative of मृग (mṛga, “game animal; deer”). Inherited from Malay marga (“wild animal”), from Classical Malay marga, from Old Malay margga (“track, way”) (as in Talang Tuwo inscription (684 CE)), came from above. The sense of clan is a semantic loan from Toba Batak marga (“clan”), came from above. The sense of hamlet is a semantic loan from Musi marga (“hamlet”), came from above. The sense of road is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦩꦂꦒ (marga, “road”), came from above. The sense of genus is a semantic loan from Dutch geslacht (“genus”, literally “lineage”). Compare to Chinese 屬／属. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmarɡa/ [ˈmar.ɡa] Rhymes: -arɡa Syllabification: mar‧ga === Noun === marga (plural marga-marga) (obsolete) wild animal surname; family name (anthropology) clan Synonym: klan specifically, the marga, Batak clan (historical) the subdivision in South Sumatra, located above villages and below districts (kecamatan) (biology, taxonomy) genus, a rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank Synonym: genus (only in compounds) way, road, route, path Direktorat Jenderal Bina Marga ― General Directorate of Road Development Jasa Marga ― Road Service Synonym: jalan ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “marga”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === marga romanization of ꦩꦂꦒ == Latin == === Etymology === From Celtic, probably Gaulish (Pliny). The word has been compared to Breton marg as well as the placename Margidinum; compare Welsh marian (“rocks, pebbles, grit”) from Proto-Brythonic *marɣ-, but probably ultimately of Pre-Celtic substrate origin. Compare Aldo murgia. === Noun === marga f (genitive margae); first declension (geology) marl ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== margila Old French: marleFrench: marne→ Middle English: marle, marl, merleEnglish: marlScots: marlYola: maarl→ Irish: marla, márla (superseded)→ English: marla === References === “marga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "marga", 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) Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, Volumes 109-110, p. 46 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “marian”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Mergel == Old Norse == === Adjective === marga inflection of margr: strong feminine accusative singular strong masculine accusative plural weak feminine nominative singular weak masculine accusative/dative/genitive singular weak neuter singular === Noun === marga accusative/genitive plural of margr == Oromo == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ethiopian Semitic. === Noun === márga grass ==== Derived terms ==== bifa margaa (“green; colour of grass”) == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmar.ɡa/ Rhymes: -arɡa Syllabification: mar‧ga === Verb === marga third-person singular present indicative of margać == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin marga, from Celtic/Gaulish. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʁɡɐ, (Portugal) -aɾɡɐ Hyphenation: mar‧ga === Noun === marga f (plural margas) (geology) marl (lime-rich mud) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “marga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “marga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “marga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “marga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin marga, from Celtic/Gaulish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmaɾɡa/ [ˈmaɾ.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -aɾɡa Syllabification: mar‧ga === Noun === marga f (plural margas) (geology) marl ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “marga”, 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