# ga
## Translingual
### Etymology

Clipping of Irish Gaeilge

### Symbol

ga
* (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Irish.

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Irish terms

## Aeka
### Noun

ga
* rain

### Further reading

* transnewguinea.org, citing both Wilson (1969) and McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)
* James Farr, Robert Larson, A Selective Word List in Ten Different Binandere Languages
* Papers in New Guinea Linguistics (1971), issues 8-9, pages 80-81, using a wordlist furnished by Capell

## Anguthimri
### Noun

ga
* (Mpakwithi) mouth

### Verb

ga
* (transitive, Mpakwithi) to poke
* (transitive, Mpakwithi) to peel

### References

* Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 185

## Ashkun
### Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *gāwā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa/

### Noun

ga (Sanu)
* cow

### References

* ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “g′â”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎

## Bisu
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa/

### Pronoun

ga (Thai spelling กงา)
* I

## Djambarrpuyngu
### Conjunction

ga
* and

### References

* M.P. Wilkinson, Djambarrpuyŋu: A Yolŋu Variety of Northern Australia (1991), p. 393
* Margit Bowler and Vanya Kapitonov, Towards a typology of quantification in Australian languages (2018), p. 17

## Drung
### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ga.

### Noun

ga
* saddle

### References

* Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung‎, Santa Barbara: University of California

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aː
* IPA: /ɣaː/

### Verb

ga
* inflection of gaan:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative
** (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive
    ga! ― go!

## Ewe
### Noun

ga
* metal
* money

## Fijian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ŋaː/

### Adverb

ga
* only

### Conjunction

ga
* but

#### Synonyms

* ia

### Noun

ga
* duck

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French gare.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa/

### Noun

ga
* station, terminal

## Hiw
### Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ɣaya, an irregular reflex of Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, metathesis of *wakaʀ (“root”). Cognate with Mwotlap ga and Lo-Toga gi, and also with Proto-Polynesian *kawa (whence Tongan kava).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣa/

### Noun

ga
* kava plant, Piper methysticum
* kava, an intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.

### References

* p.507 of: Alexandre François (2010), Pragmatic demotion and clause dependency: On two atypical subordinating strategies in the Lo-Toga and Hiw (Torres, Vanuatu), in Isabelle Bril (ed.), Clause Linking and Clause Hierarchy (Studies in Language Companion Series 121), 499–548. Amsterdam: Benjamins.

## Indonesian
### Adverb

ga
* Alternative form of (eng)gak

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* gae, gath

### Etymology

Apparently a conflation of Old Irish gath, goth (“spear”) with the synonymous gae (“spear”), from Proto-Celtic *gaisos (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (“spear”). Cognate with Welsh gwayw and Latin gaesum (a Gaulish loanword) as well as Old English gār.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa/
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈɡɞhə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ɡah/

### Noun

ga m (genitive singular ga or gaoi, nominative plural gathanna or gaoi or gaoithe)
* spear (long stick with a sharp tip), dart
* dart, sting
    Chuir an cat a gha ann. ― The cat clawed him.
* ray (beam of light or radiation)
* (geometry) radius (line segment between any point on the circumference of a circle and its center; length of this segment)
* (medicine) suppository
* (fishing) gaff
* Only used in ga seá

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
ga
gathanna
vocative
a gha
a ghathanna
genitive
ga
gathanna
dative
ga
gathanna
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an ga
na gathanna
genitive
an gha
na ngathanna
dative
leis an nga don gha
leis na gathanna :
* Alternative genitive singular: gaoi
* Alternative plural forms: gaoi, gaoithe

#### Derived terms

* alfa-gha m (“alpha ray”)
* béitea-gha (“beta ray”)
* ga-chatóideach (“cathode-ray”, adjective)
* ga-shiméadrach (“radially symmetrical”, adjective)
* ga-shiméadracht f (“radial symmetry”)
* gáma-gha m (“gamma ray”)
* X-gha m (“X-ray”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 goth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ “ga”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 129
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 11, page 8

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ga”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ga”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “ga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Japanese
### Romanization

ga
* The hiragana syllable が (ga) or the katakana syllable ガ (ga) in Hepburn romanization.

## Kaingang
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈⁿɡa/

### Noun

ga
* earth; land

### References

* Ursula Gojtéj Wiesemann (2011) “ga”, in Dicionário Kaingang-Português Português-Kaingang‎, 2nd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Curitiba: Editora Esperança, page 19.

## Lombard
### Adverb

ga
* (Eastern Lombard) there (in the expression of "there be")

#### Synonyms

* (Western Lombard): ghe

### Pronoun

ga m or f
* (Eastern Lombard) him; her/it (dative case)
* (Eastern Lombard) them (dative case)

#### Synonyms

* (Western Lombard): ghe

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa/

### Adverb

ga
* when

#### Synonyms

* gdy

### Further reading

* Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “ga”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
* Starosta, Manfred (1999) “ga”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

## Mandarin
### Romanization

ga (ga$^5$ / ga$^0$, Zhuyin ˙ㄍㄚ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 價 / 价
ga
* Nonstandard spelling of gā.
* Nonstandard spelling of gá.
* Nonstandard spelling of gǎ.
* Nonstandard spelling of gà.

#### Usage notes

* Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

## Manx
### Conjunction

ga
* though, although
    V'eh yn fer toshee dy feer, ga nagh row yn ennym er.He was leader in deed though not in name.
* albeit

## Middle Dutch
### Verb

gâ
* inflection of gâen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive

## Middle English
### Verb

ga
* (Early Middle English, Northern) Alternative form of gon (“to go”)

## Mwotlap
### Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ɣaya, an irregular reflex of Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, metathesis of *wakaʀ (“root”). Cognate with Hiw ga and Lo-Toga gi, and also with Proto-Polynesian *kawa (whence Tongan kava).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣa/

### Noun

ga (determinate naga)
* kava plant, Piper methysticum
* kava, an intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.

### References

* François, Alexandre. 2025. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry ga.

## Northern Kurdish
### Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Related to Persian گاو (gâv).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑː

### Noun

ga ?
* ox
* bull

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* gav

### Verb

ga
* simple past of gi

## Old English
### Verb

gā
* inflection of gān:
** first-person singular present indicative
** singular present subjunctive

## Phalura
### Etymology 1

From Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what? why? (interrogative particle)”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa/

#### Determiner

ga (indefinite, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)
* any
* what (kind), which

#### References

* Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ga”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa/

#### Pronoun

ga (indefinite, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)
* what
* that

#### References

* Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ga”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa/

#### Conjunction

ga (conjunction, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)
* Complementizer/relativizer
* that
* which
* who
* where

#### References

* Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ga”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

### Etymology 4

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa/

#### Particle

ga (modal, Perso-Arabic spelling گہ)
* Marker of inferred, assumed or presumed knowledge

#### References

* Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ga”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Interjection

ga
* sound made by geese

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronoun

ga
* him, it (direct object)
    Bha sinn ga thuigsinn. ― We understood it.
* her, it (direct object)
    Cha bhi mi ga tachairt. ― I won't be meeting her.

#### Usage notes

* As him/it lenites the following word.
* As her/it adds the prefix h- to the following word if it begins with a vowel.
    An robh thu ga h-ithe? ― Did you eat it?

#### Related terms

* e
* gad
* gam
* gan
* gar
* gur
* i

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronoun

ga (Cyrillic spelling га)
* of him (clitic genitive singular of ȏn (“he”))
* him (clitic accusative singular of ȏn (“he”))
* of it (clitic genitive singular of òno (“it”))
* it (clitic accusative singular of òno (“it”))

#### Declension
## Slovincian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kogъda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa/
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: ga

### Pronoun

ga
* introduces either a dependent or interrogative clause in reference to time; when

### Conjunction

ga
* when, as; while (at the time that)
* when; if (under the condition that)
* when; because

### Adverb

ga (not comparable)
* sometime (at some undetermined time)

### Further reading

* Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 253

## Sumerian
### Romanization

ga
* Romanization of 𒂵 (ga)

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ɡa/ [ɡɐ]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: ga

### Etymology 1

Possibly a shortened form of baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba. Cognate with Cebuano ba and Malagasy va.

#### Particle

ga (Baybayin spelling ᜄ) (dialectal, Batangas, Quezon, Mindoro, Marinduque)
* marks a sentence as interrogative
    Synonyms: ba, (dialectal) baga

### Etymology 2

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜄ (ga).

#### Noun

ga (Baybayin spelling ᜄ)
* the name of the Latin-script letter G/g, in the Abakada alphabet
    Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) dyi, (in the Abecedario) ge

#### See also

* gaga

### Further reading

* “ga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ba₅”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Teribe
### Noun

ga
* skunk

### References

* Gamarra A., Enrique, Villagra S., Inocencio (1980) Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo = Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español‎ (overall work in Teribe and Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Cultura & Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 9

## Venetan
### Verb

ga
* third-person singular present indicative of gaver

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ɣaː˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [ɣaː˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ɣaː˧˧]

### Etymology 1

From French gare.

#### Noun

ga (𥩤)
* train station

### Etymology 2

From French gaz (“gas”), from Dutch gas.

#### Noun

ga (𪵤)
* gas, such as propane and/or butane, used for a gas stove; compare khí (“gas as a chemical substance”)
    bình ga ― a gas tank
* carbon dioxide used for a carbonated drink
    nước ngọt có ga ― a sweet carbonated drink
* lighter fluid
    Bật lửa này hết ga rồi.This lighter's run out of fluid.
* (automotive) the ignited mixture of fuel and air that powers an engine; not to be confused with xăng (“gasoline”)
    xe bị rồ/oà ga ― a motorcycle with a broken throttle that accelerates while the twistgrip is released
    Nổ nãy giờ mà chẳng có ga gì hết !I've been trying to start my bike for hours and it's still not working!
    chạy tẹt ga ― to step on it/on the gas; to floor it; to put your foot down; to run full throttle
* rú ga
* thả ga

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

ga
* (Southern Vietnam, especially Mekong Delta) Pronunciation spelling of ra (“bed sheet”).

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡaː/

### Verb

ga
* Soft mutation of ca.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Western Apache
### Noun

ga
* jackrabbit

## Wutunhua
### Etymology

From Mandarin 尕 (gǎ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka]

### Adjective

ga
* small (in size, number, etc.)
    je-ge jjhakai zhungo kan-la xaige ga-li.This country is much smaller than China.(Quoted in Sandman, p. 146)
    dangga gejhai-mu ga-de shai-la ha xaitang-li da gu qhi-de yi-zek ra mi-li.None of our schoolchildren goes to Chinese school [i.e. schools where the medium of education is Mandarin] at the very young age.(Quoted in Sandman, p. 355)

### References

* Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
* Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

## Yola
### Verb

ga
* Alternative form of gae
** 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 8:An Paudeen hay ga her a mighty smugal.And Paddy, he gave her a mighty smack.

### References

* Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎, volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡà/

#### Verb

gà
* to set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out
    Bá mi ga agbòjò yìí ― Help me open this umbrella
* to gape open
    Ilẹ̀ á gà jù ọ́ lọ ― The ground shall open and swallow you up

##### Usage notes

* ga before a direct object

##### Derived terms

* ẹṣin ń lekó, òròmọ adìẹ ń gàdí
* gàga
* gbólóhùn gígà (“cleft sentence”)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡà/
* to set someone up for a joke; (literally) to make someone believe what may not be true of themselves in a joking manner
    mo ń gà ẹ́ ni ― I am only setting you up for a joke
* (transitive) to tickle
    Synonyms: rìn, rìn ní ìgàkè, gà léèégìnnì, rìn léèégìnnì

#### Derived terms

* gà léèégìnnì (“to tickle someone with a tickle”)

#### Related terms

* ìgàkè (“tickle”)
* èégìnnì (“tickle”)
* ẹ̀fẹ̀ (“joke”)
* àwàdà (“comedy”)

#### Usage notes

* ga before a direct object

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡā/

#### Verb

ga
* to be tall
    Antonym: kúrú
* (idiomatic) to be beyond that which can be tolerated or described

##### Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ga (“to be tall”) :
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| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Eastern Àkókó | Àkùngbá | Àkùngbá Àkókó | gùn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | gọn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ẹ̀pẹ́ | gọn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ìkòròdú | gọn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ṣágámù | gọn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Òkìtìpupa | go |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | go |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Usẹn | Usẹn | Usẹn | gùn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | go |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àkúrẹ́ | Àkúrẹ́ | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Mọ̀bà | Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀) | Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀) | Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀) | go |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Òkè Igbó | Òkè Igbó | Òkè Igbó | go |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ẹ̀gbádò | Ẹ̀gbádò | Ìjàká | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Èkó | Èkó | Èkó | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàràpá | Ìbàràpá | Igbó Òrà | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Òṣogbo (Òsogbo) | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Òtù | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìwéré Ilé | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Òkèhò | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìsẹ́yìn | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ṣakí | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Tedé | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìgbẹ́tì | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìyàgbà | Ìyàgbà | Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Owé | Owé | Kabba | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú) | gù |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Tchaourou | gù, ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà) | Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà) | Baàtɛ | gù, ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ìdàácà | Benin | Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀) | gù |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè | Ìkpòbɛ́ | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè | Onigbolo | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè | Kétu/Ànàgó | Kétu | gù |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | ga, gù |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Atakpamɛ | ga, gù |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Boko | ga |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti) | ga, gù |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Northern Nago | Northern Nago | Kambole | ɡã |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Northern Nago | Northern Nago | Manigri | gù |
| Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo. ||||||

##### Derived terms

* gíga (“tallness; height”)
* ó ga! (“this is beyond description!”)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡá/

#### Verb

gá
* to stand aloof
* to become tired or fed up
    Synonym: gọ́
    ọ̀rọ̀ náàá gá mi ― This matter has caused me to be fed up

##### Derived terms

* agá (“one who stands aloof, one who is fed up”)
* gígá
* ìgá

## Zazaki
### Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Related to Persian گاو (gâv).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɑ]
* Hyphenation: ga

### Noun

ga
* ox
* bull
* (astronomy, astrology) Taurus

## Zhuang
### Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (“leg”). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, Lao ຂາ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Bouyei gal.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Zhuang) IPA: /ka˨˦/
* Tone numbers: ga$^1$
* Hyphenation: ga

### Noun

ga (Sawndip forms 𮛑 or 胩 or 跏 or 軻, 1957–1982 spelling ga)
* (anatomy) leg
* leg (of a chair, table, etc.)

### Classifier

ga (1957–1982 spelling ga)
* quarter of (a butchered four-legged animal)
* one of a pair of long, thin objects (shoes, socks, gloves, chopsticks, etc.)