nganga

See also: Nganga

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋaŋa.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: nga‧nga
IPA^(key): /ˈŋaŋa/,
IPA^(key): /ŋaˈŋa/,

Noun

ngánga or ngangá

gape, opening of the mouth

Derived terms

Bobongko

Noun

nganga

mouth

French

Etymology

From a Bantu language.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɡan.ɡa/

Noun

nganga m (plural nganga)

an African witch doctor or specialist in traditional medicine

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records enganga as an equivalent of English guinea-fowl in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nganga and Swahili kanga etc. as its equivalents.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵑɡàᵑɡáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

nganga class 9/10 (plural nganga)

guinea fowl

References

^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 30–31. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

“nganga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 10, 33.

Kituba

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà.

Noun

nganga

traditional healer

Kongo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Swahili mganga.

Noun

nganga

witch doctor

Lindu

Noun

nganga

(anatomy) mouth

Lingala

Noun

nganga

priest

Malay

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nganga

Wikipedia ^ms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋaŋa/
Rhymes: -ŋa, -a

Verb

nganga

to gape
to open mouth

Maori

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋa.ŋa/,

Noun

nganga

hail
stone of a fruit
core of a boil
shell or husk

Nyunga

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Noun

nganga

the sun

References

1839, George Grey, Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia (Perth gazette and Western Australian journal)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaŋa (“open the mouth wide, gape; gaping; opening of a bubu fish trap, basket, etc.”), from Proto-Austronesian *ŋaŋa (“open the mouth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋaˈŋa/,
Hyphenation: nga‧nga

Noun

ngangá (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜅ)

act of opening one's mouth
Synonym: buka ng bibig
(by extension) jaw drop

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *ŋaqŋaq (“to chew betel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈŋaŋaʔ/,
Hyphenation: nga‧nga

Noun

ngangà (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜅ)

combination of betel nut, chewing tobacco, and a little lime wrapped in a betel leaf prepared for chewing
Synonyms: hitso, mam-in

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋaˈŋaʔ/,
Hyphenation: nga‧nga

Noun

ngangâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜅ)

(obsolete) name of the Baybayin letter ᜅ, corresponding to "nga"

Tswana

Verb

nganga

to dispute, to argue

[hh1904-1] Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 30–31. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

[yy1981-2] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

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