different between immunoglobulin vs piga

English

Alternative forms

• Ig (abbreviation)

Etymology

From immuno- +? globulin.

Noun

immunoglobulin (plural immunoglobulins)

1. (biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.

Synonyms

• antibody

Hypernyms

• glycoprotein

Derived terms

Translations

Bikol Central

Noun

pigá

1. roe; fish eggs; spawn

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly related to picar or pic.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?pi.??/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?pi.?a/

Noun

piga f (plural pigues)

1. freckle

Further reading

• “piga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Emilian

Alternative forms

• pîga (Reggiano)

Noun

piga f (plural pighi) (Modena)

1. fold
2. pleat
3. crease
4. tuck
5. twist

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-piga (infinitive kupiga)

1. to hit, to strike
2. to play (an instrument)
3. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun.

   kura (“ballot”) ? -piga kura ("cast a ballot")

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pigia
  • Causative: -pigisha
  • Passive: -pigwa (“be beaten up”)
  • Reciprocal: -pigana (“fight”)

Conjugation

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse píka Cognate with Icelandic píka and Danish pige.

Noun

piga c

1. (dated) Maid, female servant; female employee on a farm, as in a milkmaid.
2. (archaic) girl, young woman

Declension

Related terms

• kökspiga
• mjölkpiga

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *p???q, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p???q, from Proto-Austronesian *p???q (“to squeeze out juice”). Compare Bikol Central puga, Cebuano puga, Indonesian perah, and Malay perah.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi?ga
• IPA^(key): /pi??a?/, [p???a?]

Noun

pigâ

1. squeezing out of fluid from an object (such as squeezing out juice from fruit, or wringing out water from clothes)

Derived terms