zunga

Kituba

Verb

zunga

  1. to surround

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Compare Old Saxon tunga, Old Dutch tunga, Old English tunge, Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō) and Old Norse tunga (Icelandic tunga (tongue)).

Noun

zunga f

  1. tongue
  2. language

Declension

Declension of zunga (feminine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative zunga zungūn
accusative zungūn zungūn
genitive zungūn zungōno
dative zungūn zungōm, zungōn

Descendants

  • Middle High German: zunge
    • Alemannic German: Zunge
    • Central Franconian: Zong
    • Cimbrian: zung
    • German: Zunge
    • Luxembourgish: Zong
    • Vilamovian: cung
    • Yiddish: צונג (tsung)

References

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθunɡa/ [ˈθũŋ.ɡa] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsunɡa/ [ˈsũŋ.ɡa] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -unɡa
  • Syllabification: zun‧ga

Noun

zunga f (plural zungas)

  1. thong (swimwear)