different between madagascar vs vanga

English

Noun

vanga (plural vangas)

1. Any of several passerine birds, of the family Vangidae, from Madagascar

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

vanga

1. indefinite accusative singular of vangi
2. indefinite dative singular of vangi
3. indefinite genitive singular of vangi
4. indefinite accusative plural of vangi
5. indefinite genitive plural of vangi

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin vanga, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni "ploughshare".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?van.?a/

Noun

vanga f (plural vanghe)

1. spade

Related terms

• vangare

Verb

vanga

1. inflection of vangare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?u?an.?a/, [?u?ä??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?van.?a/, [?v????]

Noun

vanga f (genitive vangae); first declension

1. a spade with a crossbar for applying the foot

Usage notes

The meaning of this word is uncertain. Some authorities translate it as mattock.

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

• vanga in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vanga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• vanga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Malagasy

Noun

vanga

1. hook-billed vanga (Vanga curvirostris)

Descendants

• ? English: vanga

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?va??a/

Noun

vanga f (plural vanghe)

1. spade