ngagai

Iban

Etymology

From n +‎ gagai

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ŋaɡai]
  • Hyphenation: nga‧gai
  • Rhymes: -aɡai

Verb

ngagai

  1. to chase

Preposition

ngagai

  1. to
    ia peng-anjong pesan kami ngagai sanu'ti bermalam di umai
    he takes our message to those spending the night on the farm
    minyak nyau ambis lalu kami ber-atong kili' ngagai pasar
    our fuel ran out so we drifted down (till we came) to the bazaar

References
  • Richards, Anthony. An Iban-English Dictionary, Volume 1 Clarendon Press. 1981.
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