ngaa

See also: nga'a and nga̱a

Copala Triqui

Etymology

Cognate with Chicahuaxtla Triqui nga³.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɡaː˧/
  • Hyphenation: ngaa³

Noun

ngaa (lowered tone nga̱a)

  1. cloud

Derived terms

nouns
  • chavii̱ ngaa
  • naa̱ yanga̱a
  • ngaa chro̱n
  • ngaa na̱na̱
  • ngaa tuꞌva xcuáá
  • ngaa yaꞌa̱an (“fog”)
  • ngaa yaꞌa̱j
  • yâj nga̱a

References

  • Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena; Santillán Merino, Miguel; et al. (2010), Diccionario triqui-español y español triqui: Triqui de San Juan Copala‎[1] (in Spanish), preliminary version, fourth edition, published August 2022, page 222

Gamilaraay

Interjection

ngaa

  1. yes

Synonyms

Hiligaynon

Alternative forms

  • nga-a

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: nga‧a
  • IPA(key): /ˈŋaʔa/ [ˈŋa.ʔa]

Adverb

ngáa

  1. why
    Ngaa indi ka magkadto?
    Why won't you go?

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa ~ hŋaa, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-ŋya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ŋāā]

Noun

ngaa

  1. fish

References

  • Kelly Harper Berkson, Amanda Bohnert, Sui Hnem Par (2022), “Consonant Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎[2], volume 3, number 1
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