panga

English

WOTD – 12 August 2011

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpaŋɡə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpæŋɡə/

Etymology 1

From Swahili panga (“machete”).

Noun

panga (plural pangas)

  1. (East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife.
    • 1967, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, A Grain of Wheat, EAEP 2008, p. 77:
      She turned to the small basket she was carrying and took out a panga.
    • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 73:
      Charlie had told me what it had looked like immediately after the riots. Bodies hacked to pieces with pangas.
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 690:
      I pleaded with them to lay down their arms, to take each other's hands in peace: ‘Take your guns, your knives and your pangas, and throw them into the sea!’
Translations

Etymology 2

Back-formation from the plural, from the stem of New Latin Pangasius (genus name), from Bengali [script needed] (pāNāś, “mud-coloured fish”), ultimately from Sanskrit पङ्क (paṅka, “mud”).

Noun

panga (plural pangas)

  1. Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.
  2. A type of modest-sized, open, outboard-powered, fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, including Central America, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.
Translations

Etymology 3

From Spanish panga (“motorboat”).

Noun

panga (plural pangas)

  1. A small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America.

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /pa.ˈŋa/

Noun

panga

  1. (anatomy) jaw; jawbone
  2. framework built on a boat over which the large, thick mat is placed so that it may serve as an awning

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ŋa/

Noun

panga

  1. mark that one places on a tree that one has sown with a root crop, so that one one else will cut the tree or work the field

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧nga

Noun

panga

  1. a forked stick

Cuyunon

Noun

panga

  1. (anatomy) jaw

Estonian

Noun

panga

  1. Genitive singular form of pank.

Ibaloi

Noun

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Kankanaey

Noun

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Kayapa Kallahan

Noun

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

panga

  1. branch (of a tree)

Spanish

Noun

panga f (plural pangas)

  1. (Latin America) panga (small inflatable motorboat used in Latin America)
  2. (Spain) swai, iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑŋɡɑ/

Noun

panga (n class, plural panga)

  1. machete, panga (broad knife)

Verb

-panga (infinitive kupanga)

  1. to arrange, classify, plan, organise, set up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -panga
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kupanga kutopanga
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative panga pangeni
Habitual hupanga
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilipanga
nalipanga		 tulipanga
twalipanga		 ulipanga
walipanga		 mlipanga
mwalipanga		 alipanga walipanga ulipanga ilipanga lilipanga yalipanga kilipanga vilipanga ilipanga zilipanga ulipanga kulipanga palipanga mulipanga
Relative niliopanga
naliopanga		 tuliopanga
twaliopanga		 uliopanga
waliopanga		 mliopanga
mwaliopanga		 aliopanga waliopanga uliopanga iliopanga liliopanga yaliopanga kiliopanga viliopanga iliopanga ziliopanga uliopanga kuliopanga paliopanga muliopanga
Negative sikupanga hatukupanga hukupanga hamkupanga hakupanga hawakupanga haukupanga haikupanga halikupanga hayakupanga hakikupanga havikupanga haikupanga hazikupanga haukupanga hakukupanga hapakupanga hamukupanga
Present
Positive ninapanga
napanga		 tunapanga unapanga mnapanga anapanga wanapanga unapanga inapanga linapanga yanapanga kinapanga vinapanga inapanga zinapanga unapanga kunapanga panapanga munapanga
Relative ninaopanga
naopanga		 tunaopanga unaopanga mnaopanga anaopanga wanaopanga unaopanga inaopanga linaopanga yanaopanga kinaopanga vinaopanga inaopanga zinaopanga unaopanga kunaopanga panaopanga munaopanga
Negative sipangi hatupangi hupangi hampangi hapangi hawapangi haupangi haipangi halipangi hayapangi hakipangi havipangi haipangi hazipangi haupangi hakupangi hapapangi hamupangi
Future
Positive nitapanga tutapanga utapanga mtapanga atapanga watapanga utapanga itapanga litapanga yatapanga kitapanga vitapanga itapanga zitapanga utapanga kutapanga patapanga mutapanga
Relative nitakaopanga tutakaopanga utakaopanga mtakaopanga atakaopanga watakaopanga utakaopanga itakaopanga litakaopanga yatakaopanga kitakaopanga vitakaopanga itakaopanga zitakaopanga utakaopanga kutakaopanga patakaopanga mutakaopanga
Negative sitapanga hatutapanga hutapanga hamtapanga hatapanga hawatapanga hautapanga haitapanga halitapanga hayatapanga hakitapanga havitapanga haitapanga hazitapanga hautapanga hakutapanga hapatapanga hamutapanga
Subjunctive
Positive nipange tupange upange mpange apange wapange upange ipange lipange yapange kipange vipange ipange zipange upange kupange papange mupange
Negative nisipange tusipange usipange msipange asipange wasipange usipange isipange lisipange yasipange kisipange visipange isipange zisipange usipange kusipange pasipange musipange
Present Conditional
Positive ningepanga tungepanga ungepanga mngepanga angepanga wangepanga ungepanga ingepanga lingepanga yangepanga kingepanga vingepanga ingepanga zingepanga ungepanga kungepanga pangepanga mungepanga
Negative nisingepanga
singepanga		 tusingepanga
hatungepanga		 usingepanga
hungepanga		 msingepanga
hamngepanga		 asingepanga
hangepanga		 wasingepanga
hawangepanga		 usingepanga
haungepanga		 isingepanga
haingepanga		 lisingepanga
halingepanga		 yasingepanga
hayangepanga		 kisingepanga
hakingepanga		 visingepanga
havingepanga		 isingepanga
haingepanga		 zisingepanga
hazingepanga		 usingepanga
haungepanga		 kusingepanga
hakungepanga		 pasingepanga
hapangepanga		 musingepanga
hamungepanga
Past Conditional
Positive ningalipanga tungalipanga ungalipanga mngalipanga angalipanga wangalipanga ungalipanga ingalipanga lingalipanga yangalipanga kingalipanga vingalipanga ingalipanga zingalipanga ungalipanga kungalipanga pangalipanga mungalipanga
Negative nisingalipanga
singalipanga		 tusingalipanga
hatungalipanga		 usingalipanga
hungalipanga		 msingalipanga
hamngalipanga		 asingalipanga
hangalipanga		 wasingalipanga
hawangalipanga		 usingalipanga
haungalipanga		 isingalipanga
haingalipanga		 lisingalipanga
halingalipanga		 yasingalipanga
hayangalipanga		 kisingalipanga
hakingalipanga		 visingalipanga
havingalipanga		 isingalipanga
haingalipanga		 zisingalipanga
hazingalipanga		 usingalipanga
haungalipanga		 kusingalipanga
hakungalipanga		 pasingalipanga
hapangalipanga		 musingalipanga
hamungalipanga
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelipanga tungelipanga ungelipanga mngelipanga angelipanga wangelipanga ungelipanga ingelipanga lingelipanga yangelipanga kingelipanga vingelipanga ingelipanga zingelipanga ungelipanga kungelipanga pangelipanga mungelipanga
General Relative
Positive nipangao tupangao upangao mpangao apangao wapangao upangao ipangao lipangao yapangao kipangao vipangao ipangao zipangao upangao kupangao papangao mupangao
Negative nisiopanga tusiopanga usiopanga msiopanga asiopanga wasiopanga usiopanga isiopanga lisiopanga yasiopanga kisiopanga visiopanga isiopanga zisiopanga usiopanga kusiopanga pasiopanga musiopanga
Gnomic
Positive napanga twapanga wapanga mwapanga apanga wapanga wapanga yapanga lapanga yapanga chapanga vyapanga yapanga zapanga wapanga kwapanga papanga mwapanga
Perfect
Positive nimepanga tumepanga umepanga mmepanga amepanga wamepanga umepanga imepanga limepanga yamepanga kimepanga vimepanga imepanga zimepanga umepanga kumepanga pamepanga mumepanga
"Already"
Positive nimeshapanga tumeshapanga umeshapanga mmeshapanga ameshapanga wameshapanga umeshapanga imeshapanga limeshapanga yameshapanga kimeshapanga vimeshapanga imeshapanga zimeshapanga umeshapanga kumeshapanga pameshapanga mumeshapanga
"Not yet"
Negative sijapanga hatujapanga hujapanga hamjapanga hajapanga hawajapanga haujapanga haijapanga halijapanga hayajapanga hakijapanga havijapanga haijapanga hazijapanga haujapanga hakujapanga hapajapanga hamujapanga
"If/When"
Positive nikipanga tukipanga ukipanga mkipanga akipanga wakipanga ukipanga ikipanga likipanga yakipanga kikipanga vikipanga ikipanga zikipanga ukipanga kukipanga pakipanga mukipanga
"If not"
Negative nisipopanga tusipopanga usipopanga msipopanga asipopanga wasipopanga usipopanga isipopanga lisipopanga yasipopanga kisipopanga visipopanga isipopanga zisipopanga usipopanga kusipopanga pasipopanga musipopanga
Consecutive
Positive nikapanga tukapanga ukapanga mkapanga akapanga wakapanga ukapanga ikapanga likapanga yakapanga kikapanga vikapanga ikapanga zikapanga ukapanga kukapanga pakapanga mukapanga
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Tagalog

Noun

pangá

  1. (anatomy) jaw; jawbone
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