nguya

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuyaq. [1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ngu‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ŋuˈjaʔ/, [ŋuˈjaʔ]

Noun

nguyâ

  1. chew
    Synonym: nguta

Derived terms

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

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ᵑɡuja/

Noun

nguya class 9/10 (plural nguya)

  1. winged termite[1]
    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.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋuˈjaʔ/, [ŋʊˈjaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ngu‧ya

Noun

nguyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜌ)

  1. chew; mastication

Derived terms
  • inguya
  • ipagnguya
  • magnguya
  • manguya
  • ngumuya
  • nguyain
  • pagnguya
  • palanguya
  • pangnguya

See also

References
  1. Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ŋuyaq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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