ງາ

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Lao

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Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ŋaː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ງາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (sesame). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (sesame). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (sesame) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (sesame) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).

Noun

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ງາ (ngā)

  1. sesame.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (tusk; ivory), from Middle Chinese (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), Bouyei ngaz, Zhuang nyaz.

Noun

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ງາ (ngā)

  1. tusk; ivory.