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siga

1. (Valencia) inflection of ser:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga.

siga

1. a bright flame

From Proto-Finnic *cika. Cognate with Finnish sika, Võro tsiga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡ̊ɑ/, [ˈsʲiɡ̊ɑ]

siga (genitive sea, partitive siga)

1. pig

Declension of siga (ÕS type 18u/sõda, ig-e gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		siga	sead
accusative	nom.
	gen.	sea
genitive			sigade
partitive		siga	sigu sigasid
illative		siga seasse	sigadesse seusse
inessive		seas	sigades seus
elative		seast	sigadest seust
allative		seale	sigadele seule
adessive		seal	sigadel seul
ablative		sealt	sigadelt seult
translative		seaks	sigadeks seuks
terminative		seani	sigadeni
essive		seana	sigadena
abessive		seata	sigadeta
comitative		seaga	sigadega

From Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /siːja/
• Homophone: siða

siga (third person singular past indicative segði, third person plural past indicative søgdu, supine sagt)

1. to say

From Proto-Central Pacific *siŋa, variant of *cina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.

siga

1. day (period between sunrise and sunset)

   Sa siga vinaka nikua.

   It's a nice day today.

2. day (period of 24 hours)

   ena siga ka tarava ― on the following day

   — E na siga cava?
   — E na Siga Moniti.

   — On what day?
   — On Monday.

3. sun, sunlight, sunshine

   Synonym: mata ni siga

   Sa katakata na siga nikua.

   The sun is hot today.

siga (stative)

1. to be sunny, to shine (of weather or the sun)

   Sa siga vinaka tiko.

   It's sunny.

   (literally, “The sun is shining nicely.”)

• days of the week: siga ni macawa (appendix): Siga Tabu · Siga Monite · Siga Tusite · Siga Vukelulu · Siga Lotulevu · Siga Vakaraubuka · Siga Vakarauwai ^[edit]

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “siga”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[2], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, pages 227–8

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /síː.ɡàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [síː.ɡàː]

sīgā̀ f (plural sīgōgī, possessed form sīgàr̃)

1. form, structure
2. clause, proviso

• IPA^(key): /si.ɡaʔ/

siga

1. wild

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪːɣa]

  Rhymes: -ɪːɣa

siga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sigaði, supine sigað)

1. to sic (incite an attack by) [with dative]

   Synonym: etja

siga

1. traditional turban for men

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga.

siga

1. light, shine, luster

• sige

From Old Norse síga.

• IPA^(key): /²siːɡɑ/

siga (present tense sig, past tense seig, supine sige, past participle sigen, present participle sigande, imperative sig)

1. to seep, ooze

   Det sig vatn inn i kjellaren.

   Water is seeping into the basement.

2. to subside, sink very slowly

   Grunnmuren sig.

   The foundation wall is subsiding.

3. To move slowly, glide

   Skodda sig inn frå havet.

   The fog is moving in from the sea.

• “siga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.jɑ/

siġa

1. genitive plural of siġe

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siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From Proto-Bantu *-tíga.

-siga^? (infinitive gusiga, perfective -size)

1. to leave, forsake, abandon

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

-sīga (infinitive gusīga, perfective -sīze)

1. smear (something onto a surface)
2. anoint

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

-síga (infinitive gusíga, perfective -síze)

1. compose poetry

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡa/ [ˈsi.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: si‧ga

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga (“spark, bright light”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈɡaʔ/ [sɪˈɣ̠aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: si‧ga

sigâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. fire made by burning garbage, weeds, etc.

   Synonym: silab

2. (by extension) bonfire

According to Panganiban (1973), originally as slang from siga-siga (“acting independent or without restraint for having taken off responsibility; tough; thug”), which was derived from clipping of sigarilyo (see etymology 3). Once jeepney drivers make enough to cover their daily 'boundary' fee, they take it easy and smoke cigarettes. The glottal stop may have been reinforced by siga (“fire for burning garbage”). See also pasiga-sigarilyo and magsiga-sigarilyo.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡaʔ/ [ˈsiː.ɣ̠ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -iɡaʔ
• Syllabification: si‧ga

sigà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ) (colloquial)

1. tough; conceited; show-off

   Synonym: tigasin

2. gallant; dashing

   Synonym: magilas

3. brave

   Synonyms: matapang, kinatatakutan

4. (dated) acting independent or without restraint for having taken off responsibility

   Synonyms: siga-siga, nakaluwag

sigà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ) (colloquial)

1. tough guy; conceited guy
2. bully; thug

   Synonyms: siga-siga, maton, butangero, sanggano

Initial clipping of sigarilyo. Compare sige.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡa/ [ˈsiː.ɣ̠ɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: si‧ga

siga (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ) (slang)

1. cigarette

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sigarilyo

• siga-siga

• “siga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 898
• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[3], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*siga”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• sagi, gisa

Probably from Tagalog siga, from clipping of sigarilyo and also from English cigar.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /siɡa/ [sɪˈɣɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: si‧ga

siga (Sulat Sūg spelling سِݢَ)

1. cigarette

From Proto-Finnic *cika.

siga

1. pig

Inflection of siga (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	siga
genitive sing.	sigan
partitive sing.	sigad
partitive plur.	sigoid
	singular	plural
nominative	siga	sigad
accusative	sigan	sigad
genitive	sigan	sigoiden
partitive	sigad	sigoid
essive-instructive	sigan	sigoin
translative	sigaks	sigoikš
inessive	sigas	sigoiš
elative	sigaspäi	sigoišpäi
illative	sigaha	sigoihe
adessive	sigal	sigoil
ablative	sigalpäi	sigoilpäi
allative	sigale	sigoile
abessive	sigata	sigoita
comitative	siganke	sigoidenke
prolative	sigadme	sigoidme
approximative I	siganno	sigoidenno
approximative II	sigannoks	sigoidennoks
egressive	sigannopäi	sigoidennopäi
terminative I	sigahasai	sigoihesai
terminative II	sigalesai	sigoilesai
terminative III	sigassai	—
additive I	sigahapäi	sigoihepäi
additive II	sigalepäi	sigoilepäi

• ižasiga
• mecsiga
• unisiga
• siganliha

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “свинья”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Borrowed from English cigar.

• IPA^(key): /sì.ɡá/

sìgá

1. cigarette; cigar

   Synonyms: (slang) ọ̀pá, (obsolete, rare) sàrootù

• mu (“to smoke”)
• àmukù (“(cigarette) butt”)