ngani

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈŋaniʔ/, [ˈŋa.n̪iʔ]
  • Hyphenation: nga‧ni

Particle

nganì (Basahan spelling ᜅᜈᜒ)

  1. A particle used to soften a command.
    Tama na ngani.
    That's enough, already.
  2. A particle used to indicate affirmation.
    Gusto niya nganing mag-iba.
    He really wants to join.
  3. A particle used to indicate relief.
    Marhay ngani ta naabotan mo pa.
    It's good that you caught up.

Shona

Adjective

-nganí

  1. (interrogative) how much, how many

Inflection
Inflected forms of -nganí
plural only
Class 2 vanganí
Class 4 minganí
Class 6 manganí
Class 8 zvinganí
Class 10 nganí
Class 13 tunganí

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ŋani. Compare Bikol Central ngani and Cebuano gani.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈŋaniʔ/ [ˈŋa.nɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aniʔ
  • Syllabification: nga‧ni

Adverb

nganì (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜈᜒ) (now dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog)

  1. Used to indicate something as true indeed; really
    Synonym: nga

Interjection

nganì (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜈᜒ) (now dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog)

  1. indeed; truly

Usage notes
  • The word ngani has a greater degree, and more appropriate in providing reasons than nga.

Further reading
  • “ngani” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ŋani”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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