nga
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
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”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋ(ɡ)a/
Synonyms
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
- IPA(key): /ŋa/
References
- Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.14.
Part 1 Part 2 - Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
- Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋa/
- Rhymes: -ŋa
- Hyphenation: nga
Preposition
nga
- expressing substance, composition
- Balay nga bato.
- House of stone.
- expressing possession
- Ako nga balay / Akong balay
- my house
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋa/
References
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Irish
Khasi
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *ŋa, from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Pnar nga.
Kimaragang
Namuyi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ŋɑ̃˧]
- Hyphenation: nga
Nga La
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.
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
- IPA(key): /ŋa/
Usage notes
- The nominative counterpart is o.
Rawang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋɑ˧/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja (“fish”). Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:), Old Chinese 魚 (OC *ŋa).
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
- IPA(key): /ŋɡa˧/
References
- DiCanio, Christian T. (2010) “Itunyoso Trique”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association, volume 40, number 2, , pages 227–238
Singpho
References
- Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 6
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Influenced by Baybayin character ᜅ (nga).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: nga
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
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈŋaʔ/ [ˈŋaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: nga
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.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa.
References
- Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Tiruray
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
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”).
Anagrams
Wutunhua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ŋɑ]
See also
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 |
Zou
Etymology 1
< 4 | 5 | 6 > |
---|---|---|
Cardinal : nga | ||
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa. Cognates include Burmese ငါး (nga:) and Tibetan ལྔ (lnga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋa˧/
Etymology 2
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From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja. Cognates include Burmese ငါး (nga:) and Tibetan ཉ (nya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋa˧˥/
Etymology 3
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋas. Cognates include Mizo ngàh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋa˧˩/
Etymology 4
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hŋaak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋa-k. Cognates include Jingpho nga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋa˧˩/
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62