tenga

See also: Tenga

English

Noun

tenga (plural tengas)

1. (historical) The currency of Bukhara before 1920, divided into 10 falus.

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -thenga.

Verb

tenga

1. to buy, to purchase

Italian

Verb

tenga

1. inflection of tenere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• agent, tange

Japanese

Romanization

tenga

1. Rōmaji transcription of てんが

Maori

Noun

tenga

1. goitre

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtenɡa/ [ˈt̪ẽŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -enɡa
• Syllabification: ten‧ga

Verb

tenga

1. inflection of tener:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-tenga (infinitive kutenga)

1. to isolate, separate, remove

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tenga
Positive present -natenga Subjunctive -tenge Negative -tengi Imperative singular tenga
Infinitives
Positive kutenga Negative kutotenga
Imperatives
Singular tenga Plural tengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutenga Positive past positive subject concord + -litenga Negative past negative subject concord + -kutenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natenga) Singular Plural 1st person ninatenga/natenga tunatenga 2nd person unatenga mnatenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatenga wanatenga other classes positive subject concord + -natenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengi) Singular Plural 1st person sitengi hatutengi 2nd person hutengi hamtengi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatengi hawatengi other classes negative subject concord + -tengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatenga Negative future negative subject concord + -tatenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tenge) Singular Plural 1st person nitenge tutenge 2nd person utenge mtenge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atenge watenge other classes positive subject concord + -tenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitenge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetenga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetenga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitenga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atenga) Singular Plural 1st person natenga twatenga 2nd person watenga mwatenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atenga watenga m-mi(III/IV) watenga yatenga ji-ma(V/VI) latenga yatenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatenga vyatenga n(IX/X) yatenga zatenga u(XI) watenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatenga pa(XVI) patenga mu(XVIII) mwatenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -metenga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatenga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatenga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitenga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotenga Consecutive katenga / positive subject concord + -katenga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katenge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitenga -tutenga 2nd person -kutenga -watenga/-kutengeni/-watengeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtenga -watenga m-mi(III/IV) -utenga -itenga ji-ma(V/VI) -litenga -yatenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitenga -vitenga n(IX/X) -itenga -zitenga u(XI) -utenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutenga pa(XVI) -patenga mu(XVIII) -mutenga Reflexive -jitenga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tenga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tengaye -tengao m-mi(III/IV) -tengao -tengayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tengalo -tengayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tengacho -tengavyo n(IX/X) -tengayo -tengazo u(XI) -tengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tengako pa(XVI) -tengapo mu(XVIII) -tengamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tenga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetenga -otenga m-mi(III/IV) -otenga -yotenga ji-ma(V/VI) -lotenga -yotenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotenga -vyotenga n(IX/X) -yotenga -zotenga u(XI) -otenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotenga pa(XVI) -potenga mu(XVIII) -motenga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -tengwa
  • Reciprocal: -tengana

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteŋa/, [ˈtɛ.ŋɐ]
• Hyphenation: te‧nga

• Audio

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Noun

tenga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of tainga

Zulu

Verb

-tenga

1. (intransitive) to rock, to sway, to move back and forth

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukutenga
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukutenga	ukungatengi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	tenga	-tenge
Plural	tengani	-tengeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyatenga, ngitenga	engitengayo, engitenga	ngitenga	angitengi	engingatengi	ngingatengi
2nd singular	uyatenga, utenga	otengayo, otenga	utenga	awutengi	ongatengi	ungatengi
1st plural	siyatenga, sitenga	esitengayo, esitenga	sitenga	asitengi	esingatengi	singatengi
2nd plural	niyatenga, nitenga	enitengayo, enitenga	nitenga	anitengi	eningatengi	ningatengi
Class 1	uyatenga, utenga	otengayo, otenga	etenga	akatengi	ongatengi	engatengi
Class 2	bayatenga, batenga	abatengayo, abatenga	betenga	abatengi	abangatengi	bengatengi
Class 3	uyatenga, utenga	otengayo, otenga	utenga	awutengi	ongatengi	ungatengi
Class 4	iyatenga, itenga	etengayo, etenga	itenga	ayitengi	engatengi	ingatengi
Class 5	liyatenga, litenga	elitengayo, elitenga	litenga	alitengi	elingatengi	lingatengi
Class 6	ayatenga, atenga	atengayo, atenga	etenga	awatengi	angatengi	engatengi
Class 7	siyatenga, sitenga	esitengayo, esitenga	sitenga	asitengi	esingatengi	singatengi
Class 8	ziyatenga, zitenga	ezitengayo, ezitenga	zitenga	azitengi	ezingatengi	zingatengi
Class 9	iyatenga, itenga	etengayo, etenga	itenga	ayitengi	engatengi	ingatengi
Class 10	ziyatenga, zitenga	ezitengayo, ezitenga	zitenga	azitengi	ezingatengi	zingatengi
Class 11	luyatenga, lutenga	olutengayo, olutenga	lutenga	alutengi	olungatengi	lungatengi
Class 14	buyatenga, butenga	obutengayo, obutenga	butenga	abutengi	obungatengi	bungatengi
Class 15	kuyatenga, kutenga	okutengayo, okutenga	kutenga	akutengi	okungatengi	kungatengi
Class 17	kuyatenga, kutenga	okutengayo, okutenga	kutenga	akutengi	okungatengi	kungatengi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngitengile, ngitengē	engitengile, engitengē	ngitengile, ngitengē	angitenganga	engingatenganga	ngingatenganga
2nd singular	utengile, utengē	otengile, otengē	utengile, utengē	awutenganga	ongatenganga	ungatenganga
1st plural	sitengile, sitengē	esitengile, esitengē	sitengile, sitengē	asitenganga	esingatenganga	singatenganga
2nd plural	nitengile, nitengē	enitengile, enitengē	nitengile, nitengē	anitenganga	eningatenganga	ningatenganga
Class 1	utengile, utengē	otengile, otengē	etengile, etengē	akatenganga	ongatenganga	engatenganga
Class 2	batengile, batengē	abatengile, abatengē	betengile, betengē	abatenganga	abangatenganga	bengatenganga
Class 3	utengile, utengē	otengile, otengē	utengile, utengē	awutenganga	ongatenganga	ungatenganga
Class 4	itengile, itengē	etengile, etengē	itengile, itengē	ayitenganga	engatenganga	ingatenganga
Class 5	litengile, litengē	elitengile, elitengē	litengile, litengē	alitenganga	elingatenganga	lingatenganga
Class 6	atengile, atengē	atengile, atengē	etengile, etengē	awatenganga	angatenganga	engatenganga
Class 7	sitengile, sitengē	esitengile, esitengē	sitengile, sitengē	asitenganga	esingatenganga	singatenganga
Class 8	zitengile, zitengē	ezitengile, ezitengē	zitengile, zitengē	azitenganga	ezingatenganga	zingatenganga
Class 9	itengile, itengē	etengile, etengē	itengile, itengē	ayitenganga	engatenganga	ingatenganga
Class 10	zitengile, zitengē	ezitengile, ezitengē	zitengile, zitengē	azitenganga	ezingatenganga	zingatenganga
Class 11	lutengile, lutengē	olutengile, olutengē	lutengile, lutengē	alutenganga	olungatenganga	lungatenganga
Class 14	butengile, butengē	obutengile, obutengē	butengile, butengē	abutenganga	obungatenganga	bungatenganga
Class 15	kutengile, kutengē	okutengile, okutengē	kutengile, kutengē	akutenganga	okungatenganga	kungatenganga
Class 17	kutengile, kutengē	okutengile, okutengē	kutengile, kutengē	akutenganga	okungatenganga	kungatenganga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngātenga	engātenga	ngātenga	angitenganga	engingatenganga	ngingatenganga
2nd singular	wātenga	owātenga	wātenga	awutenganga	ongatenganga	ungatenganga
1st plural	sātenga	esātenga	sātenga	asitenganga	esingatenganga	singatenganga
2nd plural	nātenga	enātenga	nātenga	anitenganga	eningatenganga	ningatenganga
Class 1	wātenga	owātenga	ātenga	akatenganga	ongatenganga	engatenganga
Class 2	bātenga	abātenga	bātenga	abatenganga	abangatenganga	bengatenganga
Class 3	wātenga	owātenga	wātenga	awutenganga	ongatenganga	ungatenganga
Class 4	yātenga	eyātenga	yātenga	ayitenganga	engatenganga	ingatenganga
Class 5	lātenga	elātenga	lātenga	alitenganga	elingatenganga	lingatenganga
Class 6	ātenga	ātenga	ātenga	awatenganga	angatenganga	engatenganga
Class 7	sātenga	esātenga	sātenga	asitenganga	esingatenganga	singatenganga
Class 8	zātenga	ezātenga	zātenga	azitenganga	ezingatenganga	zingatenganga
Class 9	yātenga	eyātenga	yātenga	ayitenganga	engatenganga	ingatenganga
Class 10	zātenga	ezātenga	zātenga	azitenganga	ezingatenganga	zingatenganga
Class 11	lwātenga	olwātenga	lwātenga	alutenganga	olungatenganga	lungatenganga
Class 14	bātenga	obātenga	bātenga	abutenganga	obungatenganga	bungatenganga
Class 15	kwātenga	okwātenga	kwātenga	akutenganga	okungatenganga	kungatenganga
Class 17	kwātenga	okwātenga	kwātenga	akutenganga	okungatenganga	kungatenganga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingatenga	—	ngingatenga	ngingetenge	—	ngingetenge
2nd singular	ungatenga	—	ungatenga	ungetenge	—	ungetenge
1st plural	singatenga	—	singatenga	singetenge	—	singetenge
2nd plural	ningatenga	—	ningatenga	ningetenge	—	ningetenge
Class 1	angatenga	—	engatenga	angetenge	—	engetenge
Class 2	bangatenga	—	bengatenga	bangetenge	—	bengetenge
Class 3	ungatenga	—	ungatenga	ungetenge	—	ungetenge
Class 4	ingatenga	—	ingatenga	ingetenge	—	ingetenge
Class 5	lingatenga	—	lingatenga	lingetenge	—	lingetenge
Class 6	angatenga	—	engatenga	angetenge	—	engetenge
Class 7	singatenga	—	singatenga	singetenge	—	singetenge
Class 8	zingatenga	—	zingatenga	zingetenge	—	zingetenge
Class 9	ingatenga	—	ingatenga	ingetenge	—	ingetenge
Class 10	zingatenga	—	zingatenga	zingetenge	—	zingetenge
Class 11	lungatenga	—	lungatenga	lungetenge	—	lungetenge
Class 14	bungatenga	—	bungatenga	bungetenge	—	bungetenge
Class 15	kungatenga	—	kungatenga	kungetenge	—	kungetenge
Class 17	kungatenga	—	kungatenga	kungetenge	—	kungetenge
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizotenga	engizotenga	ngizotenga	angizutenga	engingezutenga	ngingezutenga
2nd singular	uzotenga	ozotenga	uzotenga	awuzutenga	ongezutenga	ungezutenga
1st plural	sizotenga	esizotenga	sizotenga	asizutenga	esingezutenga	singezutenga
2nd plural	nizotenga	enizotenga	nizotenga	anizutenga	eningezutenga	ningezutenga
Class 1	uzotenga	ozotenga	ezotenga	akazutenga	ongezutenga	engezutenga
Class 2	bazotenga	abazotenga	bezotenga	abazutenga	abangezutenga	bengezutenga
Class 3	uzotenga	ozotenga	uzotenga	awuzutenga	ongezutenga	ungezutenga
Class 4	izotenga	ezotenga	izotenga	ayizutenga	engezutenga	ingezutenga
Class 5	lizotenga	elizotenga	lizotenga	alizutenga	elingezutenga	lingezutenga
Class 6	azotenga	azotenga	ezotenga	awazutenga	angezutenga	engezutenga
Class 7	sizotenga	esizotenga	sizotenga	asizutenga	esingezutenga	singezutenga
Class 8	zizotenga	ezizotenga	zizotenga	azizutenga	ezingezutenga	zingezutenga
Class 9	izotenga	ezotenga	izotenga	ayizutenga	engezutenga	ingezutenga
Class 10	zizotenga	ezizotenga	zizotenga	azizutenga	ezingezutenga	zingezutenga
Class 11	luzotenga	oluzotenga	luzotenga	aluzutenga	olungezutenga	lungezutenga
Class 14	buzotenga	obuzotenga	buzotenga	abuzutenga	obungezutenga	bungezutenga
Class 15	kuzotenga	okuzotenga	kuzotenga	akuzutenga	okungezutenga	kungezutenga
Class 17	kuzotenga	okuzotenga	kuzotenga	akuzutenga	okungezutenga	kungezutenga
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyotenga	engiyotenga	ngiyotenga	angiyutenga	engingeyutenga	ngingeyutenga
2nd singular	uyotenga	oyotenga	uyotenga	awuyutenga	ongeyutenga	ungeyutenga
1st plural	siyotenga	esiyotenga	siyotenga	asiyutenga	esingeyutenga	singeyutenga
2nd plural	niyotenga	eniyotenga	niyotenga	aniyutenga	eningeyutenga	ningeyutenga
Class 1	uyotenga	oyotenga	eyotenga	akayutenga	ongeyutenga	engeyutenga
Class 2	bayotenga	abayotenga	beyotenga	abayutenga	abangeyutenga	bengeyutenga
Class 3	uyotenga	oyotenga	uyotenga	awuyutenga	ongeyutenga	ungeyutenga
Class 4	iyotenga	eyotenga	iyotenga	ayiyutenga	engeyutenga	ingeyutenga
Class 5	liyotenga	eliyotenga	liyotenga	aliyutenga	elingeyutenga	lingeyutenga
Class 6	ayotenga	ayotenga	eyotenga	awayutenga	angeyutenga	engeyutenga
Class 7	siyotenga	esiyotenga	siyotenga	asiyutenga	esingeyutenga	singeyutenga
Class 8	ziyotenga	eziyotenga	ziyotenga	aziyutenga	ezingeyutenga	zingeyutenga
Class 9	iyotenga	eyotenga	iyotenga	ayiyutenga	engeyutenga	ingeyutenga
Class 10	ziyotenga	eziyotenga	ziyotenga	aziyutenga	ezingeyutenga	zingeyutenga
Class 11	luyotenga	oluyotenga	luyotenga	aluyutenga	olungeyutenga	lungeyutenga
Class 14	buyotenga	obuyotenga	buyotenga	abuyutenga	obungeyutenga	bungeyutenga
Class 15	kuyotenga	okuyotenga	kuyotenga	akuyutenga	okungeyutenga	kungeyutenga
Class 17	kuyotenga	okuyotenga	kuyotenga	akuyutenga	okungeyutenga	kungeyutenga
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngitenge	ngingatengi
2nd singular	utenge	ungatengi
1st plural	sitenge	singatengi
2nd plural	nitenge	ningatengi
Class 1	atenge	angatengi
Class 2	batenge	bangatengi
Class 3	utenge	ungatengi
Class 4	itenge	ingatengi
Class 5	litenge	lingatengi
Class 6	atenge	angatengi
Class 7	sitenge	singatengi
Class 8	zitenge	zingatengi
Class 9	itenge	ingatengi
Class 10	zitenge	zingatengi
Class 11	lutenge	lungatengi
Class 14	butenge	bungatengi
Class 15	kutenge	kungatengi
Class 17	kutenge	kungatengi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngatenga	ngangatenga, angatenga, angangatenga
2nd singular	watenga	wangatenga, awatenga, awangatenga
1st plural	satenga	sangatenga, asatenga, asangatenga
2nd plural	natenga	nangatenga, anatenga, anangatenga
Class 1	watenga	wangatenga, akatenga, akangatenga
Class 2	batenga	bangatenga, abatenga, abangatenga
Class 3	watenga	wangatenga, awatenga, awangatenga
Class 4	yatenga	yangatenga, ayatenga, ayangatenga
Class 5	latenga	langatenga, alatenga, alangatenga
Class 6	atenga	angatenga, awatenga, awangatenga
Class 7	satenga	sangatenga, asatenga, asangatenga
Class 8	zatenga	zangatenga, azatenga, azangatenga
Class 9	yatenga	yangatenga, ayatenga, ayangatenga
Class 10	zatenga	zangatenga, azatenga, azangatenga
Class 11	lwatenga	lwangatenga, alwatenga, alwangatenga
Class 14	batenga	bangatenga, abatenga, abangatenga
Class 15	kwatenga	kwangatenga, akwatenga, akwangatenga
Class 17	kwatenga	kwangatenga, akwatenga, akwangatenga

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “tenga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “tenga (6.6-3)”