nguya

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuyaq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ngu‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ŋuˈjaʔ/

Noun

nguyâ

  1. chew
    Synonym: nguta

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel, "*ŋuyaq", Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010-)

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

Noun

nguya class 9/10 (plural nguya)

  1. winged termite
    Hypernym: mũthũa

References

  1. ^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 10.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Blust 2010- tentatively posits this is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuyaq, and is cognate with Malay kunyah, but this comparison is phonologically problematic, and the most likely origin of the word being a back-formation from hypothetical *manguyà (mang- +‎ *kuyà), *kuyà being from the tentative reconstruction *kuyaq.

Pronunciation

Noun

nguyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜌ)

  1. chewing; mastication

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ŋuyaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

  • “nguya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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