different between mega vs hyper

English

Etymology

From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek ????? (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m???/
• Rhymes: -???

Adjective

mega (not comparable)

1. (informal) Very large.
   • 2004, Nigel Coates, Collidoscope: new interior design (page 26)

     Follow those in the know to the fifth floor of Sega's Joy Polis, a mega indoor amusement park that's part of the Odaiba Decks Tokyo Bay entertainment complex near Tange's Fuji Television building.

2. (slang) great; excellent
   • 1998, John Barwick, Targeting Text (page 25)

     We had a mega time until Peter fell in the fish pond and cut his leg.

   • July 15, 2011, Liam Gallagher, quoted at the launch of the new Manchester City F.C. kit

     I've been a City fan since I was a kid, so to be involved with the launch of a new kit is colossal. Manchester City fans are known for having a lot of style and the new shirt looks mega.

Related terms

• mega-

Translations

Adverb

mega (comparative more mega, superlative most mega)

1. (informal) extremely

   mega-fun; mega rich

Noun

mega (plural megas)

1. (mathematics) The Steinhaus-Moser number ?

Coordinate terms

Anagrams

• game, mage

Catalan

Noun

mega f (plural megues)

1. Clipping of megabyte.

Czech

Noun

mega n

1. (informal) million

Synonyms

• See also milión

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (mégas, “great, large, mighty”)

Adverb

mega

1. (informal) very

   Synonyms: herre, super

Esperanto

Etymology

From meg +? -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?a/
• Hyphenation: me?ga
• Rhymes: -e?a

Adjective

mega (accusative singular megan, plural megaj, accusative plural megajn)

1. (neologism, rare) millionth

   Synonym: miliona

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *magan?, from Proto-Indo-European *mag?-, *meg?-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?a/

  Rhymes: -e?a

• IPA^(key): /?mi?ja/

  Rhymes: -i?ja

Verb

mega

1. must, may

Conjugation

References

• Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (“mega”)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me??/, [?me???]
• Rhymes: -e??
• Syllabification: me?ga

Noun

mega

1. (computing, colloquial) Short for megatavu (“megabyte”).
2. (computing, colloquial) Short for megabitti (“megabit”).

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *magan?, from Proto-Indo-European *mag?-, *meg?-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mei??a/
• Rhymes: -ei??a

Verb

mega (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative má, third-person singular past indicative mátti, supine mátt)

1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be allowed, to be permitted, to may

   Synonym: hafa leyfi til

2. (intransitive) to must, to have to

   Synonym: verða

3. to have the strength, to be able

   Synonym: megna

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mega, from Sanskrit ??? (megha, “cloud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?m??a]
• Hyphenation: mè?ga

Noun

mega or mèga

1. cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)

   Synonym: awan

Further reading

• “mega” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Noun

mega

1. Dated spelling of méga.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (megha, “cloud”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /me??/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /me?a/
• Rhymes: -e??, -??, -?

Noun

mega (Jawi spelling ????, plural mega-mega, informal 1st possessive megaku, impolite 2nd possessive megamu, 3rd possessive meganya)

1. cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)

   Synonym: awan / ???? (more commonly used)

Further reading

• “mega” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *megan?, *magan?.

Verb

mega

1. must, may
2. to be able to

Conjugation

Descendants

• Icelandic: mega
• Faroese: mega
• Old Swedish: magha, mugha
  • Swedish: må
• Danish: måtte
• Norwegian: måtte, må, umage
• Westrobothnian: mått, må, omaga

References

• mega in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (mégas, “great, large, mighty”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m??a/
• Hyphenation: me?ga

Adverb

mega

1. (informal) very, super (intensifier)

   Synonyms: muito, super

Noun

mega m (plural megas or mega)

1. Clipping of megabyte.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?a/, [?me.??a]

Etymology 1

Noun

mega f (plural megas)

1. Clipping of megabyte.

Etymology 2

Adjective

mega

1. feminine singular of mego

Sundanese

Romanization

mega

1. Romanization of ??? (cloud)

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha?p?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ha?p?/
• Rhymes: -a?p?(r)

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Adjective

hyper (comparative more hyper, superlative most hyper)

1. (colloquial) hyperactive
2. (slang) energetic; overly diligent

Noun

hyper (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, science fiction) hyperspace

Noun

hyper (plural hypers)

1. (bodybuilding, colloquial) hyperextension exercise

Etymology 2

Noun

hyper (plural hypers)

1. (wrestling) Alternative form of hiper
   • 1868, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review

     Mason of Blencogo was a strong fellow, with no great science or action, and how he disposed of Nichol of Bothel, who was one of the best hypers of the day, puzzled not a few.

Dutch

Etymology

From hyper-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i.p?r/
• Hyphenation: hy?per
• Rhymes: -ip?r

Adjective

hyper (not comparable)

1. (slang) hyperactive, particularly in a panicked or frenetic way

Inflection

Noun

hyper c (plural hypers)

1. (informal) hyperglycaemia

   Synonym: hyperglykemie

   Antonym: hypo

French

Pronunciation

Adverb

hyper

1. (informal) very, a lot

   Tu es hyper sympa!

   You are very nice!