# diga
## Albanian
### Noun

diga
* inflection of digë:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Galician
### Verb

diga
* inflection of dicir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of dizer:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dí.ɡàː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [dɪ́.ɡàː]

### Noun

digā̀ f (plural digōgī, possessed form digàr̃)
* pickaxe

## Italian
### Etymology

From French digue, from Middle Dutch dijk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdi.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -iɡa
* Hyphenation: dì‧ga

### Noun

diga f (plural dighe)
* an hydraulic barrier built for protection purposes or for the creation of a basin
* (figurative, by extension) a barrier, defense, or rampart

#### References

* ↑ e.g. a dam, dyke, breakwater, embankment, weir, or levee

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdi.ɡɐ/ [ˈdi.ɣɐ]
* Hyphenation: di‧ga

### Verb

diga
* inflection of dizer:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Etymology

See decir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪i.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -iɡa
* Syllabification: di‧ga

### Interjection

diga
* way to say hello on the telephone
    Synonyms: (Mexico) bueno, ¿aló?, dígame, sí

### Verb

diga
* inflection of decir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “diga, o dígame”, 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

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈdiɡaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -iɡaʔ
* Syllabification: di‧ga

#### Noun

digà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (dialectal, Quezon)
* lemon juice (the liquid extract of lemon fruit)
    Synonym: (Quezon) kalatas
* dye; sap or coloring matter obtained from bark of trees
    Synonyms: tina, pantina

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣɐ]
* Rhymes: -iɡa
* Syllabification: di‧ga

#### Phrase

diga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (chiefly dialectal, Batangas, Mindoro)
* Informal spelling of 'di ga.

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish diga.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈdiɡa/ [ˈd̪iː.ɣɐ]
* Rhymes: -iɡa
* Syllabification: di‧ga

#### Noun

diga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ)
* idle talk
    Synonyms: salita, sabi, daldal, satsat, tsismis, ditso, kuskos-balungos
* declaration of love

##### Derived terms

* digahan
* dumiga
* magdiga

##### Related terms

* dikta
* disin
* ditso

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /diˈɡaʔ/ [d̪ɪˈɣaʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: di‧ga

#### Noun

digâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ) (obsolete)
* refinement (such as of gold)
    Synonyms: wagas, lubos, pino

##### Derived terms

* digain

### Further reading

* “diga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 108
* Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

### Anagrams

* daig