English

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, 1990s) 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.

   • 2011, Anna Wilson, Pup Idol: Top of the Pups

     It was totally mega. The audience clapped and cheered when Teasel had finally finished. So did I.

Translations

Related terms

• mega-

Anagrams

• game
• mage

Czech

Noun

mega n

1. (informal) million

Synonyms

• See also milión

Danish

Adverb

mega

1. (informal) very

Synonyms

• herre
• super

Esperanto

Etymology

meg +‎ -a.

Adjective

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

1. (ordinal, neologism, rare) millionth

Synonyms

• miliona

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Verb

mega

1. must, may

Conjugation

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeiːɣa/
• Rhymes: -eiːɣa

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 ^syn.

   Þú mátt þetta ekki.

   You're not allowed to do that.

   Hvað má bjóða ykkur að borða?

   What may offer you to eat?

2. (intransitive) to must, to have to ^syn.
3. to have the strength, to be able ^syn.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (be allowed): ^def. hafa leyfi til
• (must): ^def. verða
• (have the strength): ^def. megna

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

mega

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

Synonyms

• awan

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मेघ ‎(megha, “cloud”).

Alternative forms

• ميݢ

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /meɡə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /meɡa/
• Rhymes: -egə, -gə, -ə

Noun

mega ‎(Jawi spelling ميݢ)

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

Synonyms

• awan / اون

Spanish

Adjective

mega

1. feminine singular of mego