buga

See also: buğa and Buga

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀah (“to spray water from the mouth”), from Proto-Austronesian *buʀəS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈɡa/ [buˈɡa]

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• Hyphenation: bu‧ga

Noun

bugá (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜄ)

1. spitting out a mouthful of water

Derived terms

• ibuga
• magbuga

See also

• lutab
• luwa
• tupga

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse buga, from Proto-Germanic *bukkōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʏːɣa/
• Rhymes: -ʏːɣa

Verb

buga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bugaði, supine bugað)

1. to overcome, to defeat [with accusative]

Conjugation

buga – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að buga
supine sagnbót		bugað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bugandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	buga	bugaði		bugi	bugaði
	þú	bugar	bugaðir		bugir	bugaðir
	hann, hún, það	bugar	bugaði		bugi	bugaði
plural	við	bugum	buguðum		bugum	buguðum
	þið	bugið	buguðuð		bugið	buguðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	buga	buguðu		bugi	buguðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	buga (þú), bugaðu
plural	þið	bugið (þið), bugiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bugast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bugast
supine sagnbót		bugast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bugandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bugast	bugaðist		bugist	bugaðist
	þú	bugast	bugaðist		bugist	bugaðist
	hann, hún, það	bugast	bugaðist		bugist	bugaðist
plural	við	bugumst	buguðumst		bugumst	buguðumst
	þið	bugist	buguðust		bugist	buguðust
	þeir, þær, þau	bugast	buguðust		bugist	buguðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bugast (þú), bugastu
plural	þið	bugist (þið), bugisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bugaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bugaður	buguð	bugað	bugaðir	bugaðar	buguð
accusative (þolfall)	bugaðan	bugaða	bugað	bugaða	bugaðar	buguð
dative (þágufall)	buguðum	bugaðri	buguðu	buguðum	buguðum	buguðum
genitive (eignarfall)	bugaðs	bugaðrar	bugaðs	bugaðra	bugaðra	bugaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bugaði	bugaða	bugaða	buguðu	buguðu	buguðu
accusative (þolfall)	bugaða	buguðu	bugaða	buguðu	buguðu	buguðu
dative (þágufall)	bugaða	buguðu	bugaða	buguðu	buguðu	buguðu
genitive (eignarfall)	bugaða	buguðu	bugaða	buguðu	buguðu	buguðu

Jamtish

Etymology

From the oblique of Old Norse bogi.

Pronunciation

• (Åre, Hallen, Ås) IPA^(key): [²bɔːɣɔ]
• (Häggenås) IPA^(key): [²bɞːɡɵ]
• (Marieby) IPA^(key): [²bɞ̞ːɡɵ]
• (Berg, Lockne, Revsund) IPA^(key): [²bɶːɡa]
• (Hackås) IPA^(key): [²boːɡa]
• (Ragunda) IPA^(key): [²bɔɡa]
• (Fors) IPA^(key): [²bɑɡa]

Noun

buga m

1. bow

Declension

  Declension of buga (weak short an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	buga	bugann	bugar	bugan
dative	buga	buga	bugar	bugum
compound-genitive	buga	―	buga	―
vocative	buga	―	buger	―

References

• Bucht, Torsten. 1924. Äldre u ock o i kort stavelse i mellersta Norrland. p. 71.
• * Nýjamskeółbók’a, retrieved 2022-04-19.

Portuguese

Verb

buga

1. inflection of bugar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɡa/ [ˈbu.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Syllabification: bu‧ga

Etymology 1

Clipping of bugarrón.

Noun

buga m or f by sense (plural bugas)

1. (Mexico, gay slang) heterosexual (person)

Adjective

buga m or f (masculine and feminine plural bugas)

1. (Mexico, gay slang, relational) heterosexuality

Etymology 2

Clipping of Bugatti.

Noun

buga m (plural bugas)

1. (Spain, colloquial) automobile

Further reading

• “buga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

buga (present bugar, preterite bugade, supine bugat, imperative buga)

1. (often reflexive) to bow (as a gesture of respect or deference)

   Han bugade sig djupt

   He bowed deeply

Conjugation

Conjugation of buga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	buga		bugas
supine	bugat		bugats
imperative	buga		—
imper. plural1	bugen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bugar	bugade	bugas	bugades
ind. plural1	buga	bugade	bugas	bugades
subjunctive2	buge	bugade	buges	bugades
present participle		bugande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• knäböja (“kneel”)

References

• buga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• buga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• buga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀah (“to spray water from the mouth”), from Proto-Austronesian *buʀəS. Compare Malay bura.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈɡa/ [bʊˈɣa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: bu‧ga

Noun

bugá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ)

1. forced blow from one's mouth
2. forced ejection from the interior of something (such as in volcanoes, chimneys, etc.)
3. bellowing snort; hissing snort (such as with steam or air being forced out)

   Synonym: singasing

4. game where a playing piece, either a marble or a bayag-kambing seed, is blown out hard from a player's mouth to hit other pieces
5. medical treatment by quack doctors where something chewed is mixed with saliva and spat upon an ailing part of the patient's body
6. practice of blowing smoke on the face of gamecocks (to make them brave and their eyes clear)

Derived terms

• bugahan
• bughan
• bumuga
• hithit-buga
• humithit-buga
• ibuga
• mabugahan
• magbuga
• mamuga
• pagbubuga
• pagbuga

Related terms

• kalumbibit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuɡaʔ/ [ˈbuː.ɣɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -uɡaʔ
• Syllabification: bu‧ga

Noun

bugà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ)

1. pumice

   Synonym: kamanga

Derived terms

• batong-buga
• bugaan
• bugain