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English
Noun
nga (plural ngas )
( African-American Vernacular , Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation of nigga .
2022 September 4, @jimmyperry0621, Twitter , archived from the original on 17 December 2023 :This is what a RACEWAR looks like, and we still got dumb ngas out here thinking White Supremacy isn't real.
2023 April 26, u/Formal_Garage4964, “They are gonna drop in this order: HXG -> Lone -> Carti -> Lone+Ken”, in Reddit , r/playboicarti, archived from the original on 17 December 2023 :This nga thinks carti gonna drop😭💀💀
2023 December 16, @candiemariah1, Twitter , archived from the original on 17 December 2023 :It's easy to say you a real nga till the feds come n give u a deal nga
2023 December 1, u/Upstairs-Act-1930, “Jus need a confirmation it's album month 😪”, in Reddit , r/SoFaygo, archived from the original on 17 December 2023 :lamar said "album before 2024" but yk those ngas be lying
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 ( kŭ , “ to ” ) .
Pronunciation
Preposition
nga (+nominative )
at , from , to
Synonyms
Adverb
nga
whence , where from
References
^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 51 , by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998 ) “nga ”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary , Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN , page 292
Barngarla
Pronunciation
Particle
nga
yes
References
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Preposition
nga
expressing substance, composition
Balay nga bato. House of stone.
expressing possession
Ako nga balay / Akong balay my house
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
Interjection
nga
hey
References
(2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Irish
Noun
nga m
Eclipsed form of ga .
Japanese
Romanization
nga
Rōmaji transcription of か゚
Rōmaji transcription of カ゚
Khasi
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *ŋa , from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Pnar nga .
Pronoun
nga
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
but ( although )
Musi
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nga
Second-person singular pronoun : you , your , yours
Namuyi
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nga
I
References
Štěpán Pavlík (2017 ) The Description of Namuzi Language , Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 129
Li Jianfu (2017 ) A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans , Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 374
Nga La
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja .
Noun
nga
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
Pronoun
nga
me
Usage notes
The nominative counterpart is o .
Rawang
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja ( “ fish ” ) . Cognate with Burmese ငါး ( nga: ) , Old Chinese 魚 (OC *ŋa ).
Noun
nga
fish
Etymology 2
Noun
nga
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
Noun
nga
cloud
References
DiCanio, Christian T. (2010 ) “Itunyoso Trique”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association , volume 40 , number 2, →DOI , pages 227–238
Singpho
Noun
nga
buffalo
References
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Influenced by Baybayin character ᜅ ( nga ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
nga (Baybayin spelling ᜅ )
The name of the Latin-script letter Ng /ng , in the Abakada alphabet .
Synonym: ( in the Filipino alphabet ) en dyi
See also
Etymology 2
Compare ngani .
Pronunciation
Particle
ngâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅ )
a particle used to indicate affirmation
Tama nga 'to. It's indeed correct.
Further reading
“nga ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Tedim Chin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja .
Noun
nga
fish
Etymology 2
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa .
Numeral
nga
five
References
Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Tircul
Pronunciation
Numeral
5 (five )
See also
Tiruray
Noun
nga
child
Venda
Preposition
nga
by
at
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 娥 ( “ beautiful ” ) . Probably related with 嫦娥 (Cháng'é , “the Chinese goddess of the moon”).
Noun nga
( archaic , literary ) Only used in tố nga ( “ the moon ” ) .
( archaic , literary ) Only used in tiên nga ( “ angel; fairy ” ) .
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鵝 ( “ goose ” ) .
Noun nga
Only used in thiên nga ( “ swan ” ) .
Anagrams
Wutunhua
Etymology
From Mandarin 我 (wǒ ).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nga
me ( first-person non-subject pronoun )
ni nga da-lio. You have beaten me .
See also
Wutunhua personal pronouns
References
Erika Sandman (2016 ) A Grammar of Wutun , University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
Yonaguni
Romanization
nga
Rōmaji transcription of か゚
Rōmaji transcription of カ゚
Zou
Etymology 1
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa . Cognates include Burmese ငါး ( nga: ) and Tibetan ལྔ ( lnga ) .
Pronunciation
Numeral
nga
five
Etymology 2
Nga (2).
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja . Cognates include Burmese ငါး ( nga: ) and Tibetan ཉ ( nya ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ngá
fish
Etymology 3
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaʔ , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋas . Cognates include Mizo ngàh .
Pronunciation
Verb
ngà
( transitive ) to receive
Etymology 4
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hŋaak , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋa-k . Cognates include Jingpho nga .
Pronunciation
Verb
ngà
( intransitive ) to wait
References
Lukram Himmat Singh (2013 ) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou , Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62