# guga
## English
### Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic guga.

### Noun

guga (plural gugas)
* (Scotland) solan goose or northern gannet
** 2010, Bryan Nelson, The Gannet:It is well known that young gannets or gugas are not only highly edible but their fat has remarkable curative properties.

## Northern Ndebele
### Verb

-gúga
* (intransitive) to be old

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

Related to gugail (“poultry clucking”), of imitative origin, similar to archaic English chuck.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkukə/

### Noun

guga m (genitive singular guga, plural gugachan)
* Young of the northern gannet, Morus bassanus.
* salted gannet (as food)

#### Hypernyms

* sùlaire

## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-guga$^?$
* to pick up, to lift

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Verb

-gúga
* to be old

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Verb

-gúga
* (intransitive) to be old

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-gúga
* (intransitive) to age, to grow old
* (intransitive) to wear, to wear away, to wear out

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuguga |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuguga | ukungagugi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | guga | -guge |
| Plural | gugani | -gugeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaguga, ngiguga | engigugayo, engiguga | ngiguga | angigugi | engingagugi | ngingagugi |
| 2nd singular | uyaguga, uguga | ogugayo, oguga | uguga | awugugi | ongagugi | ungagugi |
| 1st plural | siyaguga, siguga | esigugayo, esiguga | siguga | asigugi | esingagugi | singagugi |
| 2nd plural | niyaguga, niguga | enigugayo, eniguga | niguga | anigugi | eningagugi | ningagugi |
| Class 1 | uyaguga, uguga | ogugayo, oguga | eguga | akagugi | ongagugi | engagugi |
| Class 2 | bayaguga, baguga | abagugayo, abaguga | beguga | abagugi | abangagugi | bengagugi |
| Class 3 | uyaguga, uguga | ogugayo, oguga | uguga | awugugi | ongagugi | ungagugi |
| Class 4 | iyaguga, iguga | egugayo, eguga | iguga | ayigugi | engagugi | ingagugi |
| Class 5 | liyaguga, liguga | eligugayo, eliguga | liguga | aligugi | elingagugi | lingagugi |
| Class 6 | ayaguga, aguga | agugayo, aguga | eguga | awagugi | angagugi | engagugi |
| Class 7 | siyaguga, siguga | esigugayo, esiguga | siguga | asigugi | esingagugi | singagugi |
| Class 8 | ziyaguga, ziguga | ezigugayo, eziguga | ziguga | azigugi | ezingagugi | zingagugi |
| Class 9 | iyaguga, iguga | egugayo, eguga | iguga | ayigugi | engagugi | ingagugi |
| Class 10 | ziyaguga, ziguga | ezigugayo, eziguga | ziguga | azigugi | ezingagugi | zingagugi |
| Class 11 | luyaguga, luguga | olugugayo, oluguga | luguga | alugugi | olungagugi | lungagugi |
| Class 14 | buyaguga, buguga | obugugayo, obuguga | buguga | abugugi | obungagugi | bungagugi |
| Class 15 | kuyaguga, kuguga | okugugayo, okuguga | kuguga | akugugi | okungagugi | kungagugi |
| Class 17 | kuyaguga, kuguga | okugugayo, okuguga | kuguga | akugugi | okungagugi | kungagugi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngigugile, ngigugē | engigugile, engigugē | ngigugile, ngigugē | angiguganga | engingaguganga | ngingaguganga |
| 2nd singular | ugugile, ugugē | ogugile, ogugē | ugugile, ugugē | awuguganga | ongaguganga | ungaguganga |
| 1st plural | sigugile, sigugē | esigugile, esigugē | sigugile, sigugē | asiguganga | esingaguganga | singaguganga |
| 2nd plural | nigugile, nigugē | enigugile, enigugē | nigugile, nigugē | aniguganga | eningaguganga | ningaguganga |
| Class 1 | ugugile, ugugē | ogugile, ogugē | egugile, egugē | akaguganga | ongaguganga | engaguganga |
| Class 2 | bagugile, bagugē | abagugile, abagugē | begugile, begugē | abaguganga | abangaguganga | bengaguganga |
| Class 3 | ugugile, ugugē | ogugile, ogugē | ugugile, ugugē | awuguganga | ongaguganga | ungaguganga |
| Class 4 | igugile, igugē | egugile, egugē | igugile, igugē | ayiguganga | engaguganga | ingaguganga |
| Class 5 | ligugile, ligugē | eligugile, eligugē | ligugile, ligugē | aliguganga | elingaguganga | lingaguganga |
| Class 6 | agugile, agugē | agugile, agugē | egugile, egugē | awaguganga | angaguganga | engaguganga |
| Class 7 | sigugile, sigugē | esigugile, esigugē | sigugile, sigugē | asiguganga | esingaguganga | singaguganga |
| Class 8 | zigugile, zigugē | ezigugile, ezigugē | zigugile, zigugē | aziguganga | ezingaguganga | zingaguganga |
| Class 9 | igugile, igugē | egugile, egugē | igugile, igugē | ayiguganga | engaguganga | ingaguganga |
| Class 10 | zigugile, zigugē | ezigugile, ezigugē | zigugile, zigugē | aziguganga | ezingaguganga | zingaguganga |
| Class 11 | lugugile, lugugē | olugugile, olugugē | lugugile, lugugē | aluguganga | olungaguganga | lungaguganga |
| Class 14 | bugugile, bugugē | obugugile, obugugē | bugugile, bugugē | abuguganga | obungaguganga | bungaguganga |
| Class 15 | kugugile, kugugē | okugugile, okugugē | kugugile, kugugē | akuguganga | okungaguganga | kungaguganga |
| Class 17 | kugugile, kugugē | okugugile, okugugē | kugugile, kugugē | akuguganga | okungaguganga | kungaguganga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāguga | engāguga | ngāguga | angiguganga | engingaguganga | ngingaguganga |
| 2nd singular | wāguga | owāguga | wāguga | awuguganga | ongaguganga | ungaguganga |
| 1st plural | sāguga | esāguga | sāguga | asiguganga | esingaguganga | singaguganga |
| 2nd plural | nāguga | enāguga | nāguga | aniguganga | eningaguganga | ningaguganga |
| Class 1 | wāguga | owāguga | āguga | akaguganga | ongaguganga | engaguganga |
| Class 2 | bāguga | abāguga | bāguga | abaguganga | abangaguganga | bengaguganga |
| Class 3 | wāguga | owāguga | wāguga | awuguganga | ongaguganga | ungaguganga |
| Class 4 | yāguga | eyāguga | yāguga | ayiguganga | engaguganga | ingaguganga |
| Class 5 | lāguga | elāguga | lāguga | aliguganga | elingaguganga | lingaguganga |
| Class 6 | āguga | āguga | āguga | awaguganga | angaguganga | engaguganga |
| Class 7 | sāguga | esāguga | sāguga | asiguganga | esingaguganga | singaguganga |
| Class 8 | zāguga | ezāguga | zāguga | aziguganga | ezingaguganga | zingaguganga |
| Class 9 | yāguga | eyāguga | yāguga | ayiguganga | engaguganga | ingaguganga |
| Class 10 | zāguga | ezāguga | zāguga | aziguganga | ezingaguganga | zingaguganga |
| Class 11 | lwāguga | olwāguga | lwāguga | aluguganga | olungaguganga | lungaguganga |
| Class 14 | bāguga | obāguga | bāguga | abuguganga | obungaguganga | bungaguganga |
| Class 15 | kwāguga | okwāguga | kwāguga | akuguganga | okungaguganga | kungaguganga |
| Class 17 | kwāguga | okwāguga | kwāguga | akuguganga | okungaguganga | kungaguganga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaguga | — | ngingaguga | ngingeguge | — | ngingeguge |
| 2nd singular | ungaguga | — | ungaguga | ungeguge | — | ungeguge |
| 1st plural | singaguga | — | singaguga | singeguge | — | singeguge |
| 2nd plural | ningaguga | — | ningaguga | ningeguge | — | ningeguge |
| Class 1 | angaguga | — | engaguga | angeguge | — | engeguge |
| Class 2 | bangaguga | — | bengaguga | bangeguge | — | bengeguge |
| Class 3 | ungaguga | — | ungaguga | ungeguge | — | ungeguge |
| Class 4 | ingaguga | — | ingaguga | ingeguge | — | ingeguge |
| Class 5 | lingaguga | — | lingaguga | lingeguge | — | lingeguge |
| Class 6 | angaguga | — | engaguga | angeguge | — | engeguge |
| Class 7 | singaguga | — | singaguga | singeguge | — | singeguge |
| Class 8 | zingaguga | — | zingaguga | zingeguge | — | zingeguge |
| Class 9 | ingaguga | — | ingaguga | ingeguge | — | ingeguge |
| Class 10 | zingaguga | — | zingaguga | zingeguge | — | zingeguge |
| Class 11 | lungaguga | — | lungaguga | lungeguge | — | lungeguge |
| Class 14 | bungaguga | — | bungaguga | bungeguge | — | bungeguge |
| Class 15 | kungaguga | — | kungaguga | kungeguge | — | kungeguge |
| Class 17 | kungaguga | — | kungaguga | kungeguge | — | kungeguge |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizoguga | engizoguga | ngizoguga | angizuguga | engingezuguga | ngingezuguga |
| 2nd singular | uzoguga | ozoguga | uzoguga | awuzuguga | ongezuguga | ungezuguga |
| 1st plural | sizoguga | esizoguga | sizoguga | asizuguga | esingezuguga | singezuguga |
| 2nd plural | nizoguga | enizoguga | nizoguga | anizuguga | eningezuguga | ningezuguga |
| Class 1 | uzoguga | ozoguga | ezoguga | akazuguga | ongezuguga | engezuguga |
| Class 2 | bazoguga | abazoguga | bezoguga | abazuguga | abangezuguga | bengezuguga |
| Class 3 | uzoguga | ozoguga | uzoguga | awuzuguga | ongezuguga | ungezuguga |
| Class 4 | izoguga | ezoguga | izoguga | ayizuguga | engezuguga | ingezuguga |
| Class 5 | lizoguga | elizoguga | lizoguga | alizuguga | elingezuguga | lingezuguga |
| Class 6 | azoguga | azoguga | ezoguga | awazuguga | angezuguga | engezuguga |
| Class 7 | sizoguga | esizoguga | sizoguga | asizuguga | esingezuguga | singezuguga |
| Class 8 | zizoguga | ezizoguga | zizoguga | azizuguga | ezingezuguga | zingezuguga |
| Class 9 | izoguga | ezoguga | izoguga | ayizuguga | engezuguga | ingezuguga |
| Class 10 | zizoguga | ezizoguga | zizoguga | azizuguga | ezingezuguga | zingezuguga |
| Class 11 | luzoguga | oluzoguga | luzoguga | aluzuguga | olungezuguga | lungezuguga |
| Class 14 | buzoguga | obuzoguga | buzoguga | abuzuguga | obungezuguga | bungezuguga |
| Class 15 | kuzoguga | okuzoguga | kuzoguga | akuzuguga | okungezuguga | kungezuguga |
| Class 17 | kuzoguga | okuzoguga | kuzoguga | akuzuguga | okungezuguga | kungezuguga |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyoguga | engiyoguga | ngiyoguga | angiyuguga | engingeyuguga | ngingeyuguga |
| 2nd singular | uyoguga | oyoguga | uyoguga | awuyuguga | ongeyuguga | ungeyuguga |
| 1st plural | siyoguga | esiyoguga | siyoguga | asiyuguga | esingeyuguga | singeyuguga |
| 2nd plural | niyoguga | eniyoguga | niyoguga | aniyuguga | eningeyuguga | ningeyuguga |
| Class 1 | uyoguga | oyoguga | eyoguga | akayuguga | ongeyuguga | engeyuguga |
| Class 2 | bayoguga | abayoguga | beyoguga | abayuguga | abangeyuguga | bengeyuguga |
| Class 3 | uyoguga | oyoguga | uyoguga | awuyuguga | ongeyuguga | ungeyuguga |
| Class 4 | iyoguga | eyoguga | iyoguga | ayiyuguga | engeyuguga | ingeyuguga |
| Class 5 | liyoguga | eliyoguga | liyoguga | aliyuguga | elingeyuguga | lingeyuguga |
| Class 6 | ayoguga | ayoguga | eyoguga | awayuguga | angeyuguga | engeyuguga |
| Class 7 | siyoguga | esiyoguga | siyoguga | asiyuguga | esingeyuguga | singeyuguga |
| Class 8 | ziyoguga | eziyoguga | ziyoguga | aziyuguga | ezingeyuguga | zingeyuguga |
| Class 9 | iyoguga | eyoguga | iyoguga | ayiyuguga | engeyuguga | ingeyuguga |
| Class 10 | ziyoguga | eziyoguga | ziyoguga | aziyuguga | ezingeyuguga | zingeyuguga |
| Class 11 | luyoguga | oluyoguga | luyoguga | aluyuguga | olungeyuguga | lungeyuguga |
| Class 14 | buyoguga | obuyoguga | buyoguga | abuyuguga | obungeyuguga | bungeyuguga |
| Class 15 | kuyoguga | okuyoguga | kuyoguga | akuyuguga | okungeyuguga | kungeyuguga |
| Class 17 | kuyoguga | okuyoguga | kuyoguga | akuyuguga | okungeyuguga | kungeyuguga |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiguge | ngingagugi |
| 2nd singular | uguge | ungagugi |
| 1st plural | siguge | singagugi |
| 2nd plural | niguge | ningagugi |
| Class 1 | aguge | angagugi |
| Class 2 | baguge | bangagugi |
| Class 3 | uguge | ungagugi |
| Class 4 | iguge | ingagugi |
| Class 5 | liguge | lingagugi |
| Class 6 | aguge | angagugi |
| Class 7 | siguge | singagugi |
| Class 8 | ziguge | zingagugi |
| Class 9 | iguge | ingagugi |
| Class 10 | ziguge | zingagugi |
| Class 11 | luguge | lungagugi |
| Class 14 | buguge | bungagugi |
| Class 15 | kuguge | kungagugi |
| Class 17 | kuguge | kungagugi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaguga | ngangaguga, angaguga, angangaguga |
| 2nd singular | waguga | wangaguga, awaguga, awangaguga |
| 1st plural | saguga | sangaguga, asaguga, asangaguga |
| 2nd plural | naguga | nangaguga, anaguga, anangaguga |
| Class 1 | waguga | wangaguga, akaguga, akangaguga |
| Class 2 | baguga | bangaguga, abaguga, abangaguga |
| Class 3 | waguga | wangaguga, awaguga, awangaguga |
| Class 4 | yaguga | yangaguga, ayaguga, ayangaguga |
| Class 5 | laguga | langaguga, alaguga, alangaguga |
| Class 6 | aguga | angaguga, awaguga, awangaguga |
| Class 7 | saguga | sangaguga, asaguga, asangaguga |
| Class 8 | zaguga | zangaguga, azaguga, azangaguga |
| Class 9 | yaguga | yangaguga, ayaguga, ayangaguga |
| Class 10 | zaguga | zangaguga, azaguga, azangaguga |
| Class 11 | lwaguga | lwangaguga, alwaguga, alwangaguga |
| Class 14 | baguga | bangaguga, abaguga, abangaguga |
| Class 15 | kwaguga | kwangaguga, akwaguga, akwangaguga |
| Class 17 | kwaguga | kwangaguga, akwaguga, akwangaguga |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “guga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “guga (6-3.9)”