lugha

lugha

1. Obsolete spelling of lú

From Old Irish lugu.

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɤɣə/, /l̪ˠu.ə/

lugha

1. comparative degree of beag

   nas lugha na sia mìosan ― less than six months

   Is lugha orm thu. ― I really hate you. (literally, “You are more disagreeable to me.”)

   Cha lugha na amadan a nì sin.

   Only a fool would do that.

   (literally, “No less than a fool will do that.”)

• aig a' char as lugha
• is lugha air

From Arabic لُغَة (luḡa).

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• Hyphenation: lu‧gha

lugha (n class, plural lugha)

1. language

• lugha ya ishara (“sign language”)
• lugha ya mama (“mother tongue”)

• ki- (“noun class prefix for languages”)