penga

Adverb

pénga

1. there

Noun

penga

1. genitive plural of pengar

Noun

penga m

1. (nonstandard, dialect) definite plural of penge

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Danish penge or other Scandinavian language, compare Norwegian Nynorsk peng(e) and Swedish peng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛŋ.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɛŋɡa
• Syllabification: pen‧ga

Noun

penga f

1. (slang) money
   • 2015, Otsochodzi (lyrics and music), “Polepiony”, in 7‎:

     Każdy wyciąga tylko rękę po pengę
     Ja tak jak oni gonię marzenia codziennie

     Everyone is only reaching out their hand for money
     I, like them, chase my dreams every day

Further reading

• Piotr Fliciński, Stanisław Wójtowicz, editors (2007), “penga”, in Hip-Hop Słownik, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, page 126

Alternative forms

• пеньга (penʹga)

Etymology

Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk penge or its dialectal forms like Norwegian Nynorsk penga and Norwegian Nynorsk peng

Noun

penga

1. money

   Synonym: djængi

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-penga (infinitive kupenga)

1. to blow one's nose