nga

See also: NGA, Nga, ngà, ngâ, ngả, ngã, ngā, ngä, ṅgḁ, and ngă

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-ka and related to the preposition ka (from, out, out of, to). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic къ (, to).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋ(ɡ)a/

Preposition

nga (+nominative)

  1. at, from, to
    Jo, unë nuk jam nga Shqipëria.
    No, I am not from Albania.

Synonyms

Adverb

nga

  1. whence, where from

References

  1. Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 51, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), nga”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, pages 292

Barngarla

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa/

Particle

nga

  1. yes

References


Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa/
  • Rhymes: -ŋa
  • Hyphenation: nga

Preposition

nga

  1. Expressing substance, composition
    Balay nga bato.
    House of stone.
  2. Expressing possession
    Ako nga balay / Akong balay
    my house

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa/

Interjection

nga

  1. hey

References

  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Irish

Noun

nga m

  1. Eclipsed form of ga.

Japanese

Romanization

nga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of か゚
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カ゚

Khasi

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ŋa, from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Pnar nga.

Pronoun

nga

  1. first person singular personal pronoun: I, me
    Nga ieit ïa phi.I love you.
    U long u paralok jong nga.He is my friend.
    Ïarap ïa nga.Help me.

Kimaragang

Conjunction

nga

  1. but (although)

Musi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa/

Pronoun

nga

  1. Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Nga La

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

nga

  1. fish

References

  • Matu (Chin) Dictionary by Ropna Saruum, Matupi 2007

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ŋa, from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Khasi nga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa/

Pronoun

nga

  1. me

Usage notes

  • The nominative counterpart is o.

Rawang

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋɑ˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja (fish). Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:), Old Chinese (OC *ŋa).

Noun

nga

  1. fish

Noun

nga

  1. cattle
Usage notes

In compound words of both etymologies, nga may become ngv and may also take tone.


San Martín Itunyoso Triqui

Etymology

Cognate with Chicahuaxtla Triqui nga³.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋɡa˧/

Noun

nga

  1. cloud

References

  • DiCanio, Christian T. (2010), “Itunyoso Trique”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association, volume 40, issue 2, DOI:10.1017/S0025100310000034, pages 227238

Singpho

Noun

nga

  1. buffalo

References


Tagalog

Etymology

Compare ngani.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔŋa/, [ˈʔŋɐ]

Particle

ngâ

  1. A particle used to indicate affirmation.
    Tama nga 'to.
    It's indeed correct.

Tedim Chin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

nga

  1. fish

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa.

Numeral

nga

  1. five

References

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Tircul

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɡə/

Numeral

  1. 5 (five)

See also

  • (Pyu digits):

Tiruray

Noun

nga

  1. child

Venda

Preposition

nga

  1. by
  2. at

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (beautiful). Probably related with 嫦娥 (Cháng'é, “the Chinese goddess of the moon”).

Noun

nga

  1. (archaic, literary) Only used in tố nga (the moon).
  2. (archaic, literary) Only used in tiên nga (angel; fairy).

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from (goose).

Noun

nga

  1. Only used in thiên nga (swan).

Anagrams


Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin ().

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ŋɑ]

Pronoun

nga

  1. me (first-person non-subject pronoun)
    ni nga da-lio.
    You have beaten me.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 73)

See also

References

  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yonaguni

Romanization

nga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of か゚
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カ゚

Zou

Etymology 1

Zou cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : nga

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa. Cognates include Burmese ငါး (nga:) and Tibetan ལྔ (lnga).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa˧/

Numeral

nga

  1. five

Etymology 2

Nga (2).

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja. Cognates include Burmese ငါး (nga:) and Tibetan (nya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa˧˥/

Noun

ngá

  1. fish

Etymology 3

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋas. Cognates include Mizo ngàh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa˧˩/

Verb

ngà

  1. (transitive) to receive

Etymology 4

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hŋaak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋa-k. Cognates include Jingpho nga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa˧˩/

Verb

ngà

  1. (intransitive) to wait

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62
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