ngu

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngu"

Fula

Suffix

ngu

  1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)

Usage notes

Article

ngu

  1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun)
    Koltu ngu ― the attire

Usage notes

Determiner

ngu

  1. (used in indicating something)
    Ngu koltu ― this/that attire

Usage notes

Gbanziri

Noun

ngu

  1. water

References

  • Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75

Japanese

Romanization

ngu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of く゚
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ク゚

Kavalan

Noun

ngu

  1. goose

Lashi

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ngu

  1. Alternative form of ngo

References

  • Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 35

Mündü

Noun

ngu

  1. Alternative form of ngú

References

  • Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75

Northern Qiang

Pronunciation

Verb

ngu

  1. to be

Sango

Noun

ngû

  1. water

References

  • William Samarin, A Grammar of Sango (1963)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愚.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ngu • (俣, 愚)

  1. stupid; idiotic; moronic
    • 2006, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Chuyện xứ Lang Biang part 2: Biến cố ở trường Đămri, Kim Đồng, chapter 13
      Tụi Kăply rúm người lại, lấm lét nhìn nhau, cố đoán xem cái "lũ ngu" mà ông K'Tul đang chửi te tua kia có phải là tụi nó hay không.
      Kăply and his friends cringed, furtively looking at each other, trying to guess whether that "idiotic bunch" Mr K'Tul was verbally abusing would be them.

Usage notes

  • This word may sound very rough. For a softer one, use ngốc which can be even used endearingly.

Derived terms

Derived terms

Anagrams

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 我 (wǒ).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ngu

  1. I (first-person subject pronoun)
    ngu rongbo-li qhi-zhe.
    I am going to Longwu.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 52)

See also

Wutunhua personal pronouns
singular paucal collective
subjective objective
First person ngu nga ngu-jhege nga-mu
Second person ni nia ni-jhege ni-mu
Third person gu gu-jhege gu-mu

References

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