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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥰ (ngäa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (“sesame”), Proto-Hlai *hŋɯː (“sesame”). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (“sesame”) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).
Noun
ᦇᦱ • (ngaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᨦᩣ, classifier ᦵᦙᧆ)
- sesame.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk; ivory”), from Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”).
Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), Bouyei ngaz, Zhuang nyaz.
Noun
ᦇᦱ • (ngaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᨦᩣ, classifier ᦜᦲᧄᧉ)
- tusk; ivory.