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U+0F44, ང
TIBETAN LETTER NGA

[U+0F43]
Tibetan
[U+0F45]

Translingual

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Letter

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  1. Tibetan letter nga

Balti

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(nga)

  1. The seventh letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Tibetan script

Dzongkha

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation 1

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Letter

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(nga)

  1. The fourth letter of the Dzongkha alphabet, written in the Tibetan script

Pronunciation 2

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa (I).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(nga)

  1. I
See also
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References

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  • Karma Tshering, George van Driem (2019) The Grammar of Dzongkha[1], 4 edition, Santa Barbara, California: Himalayan Linguistics, University of California at Santa Barbara, →ISBN

Sherpa

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Letter

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(nga)

  1. The fourth letter of the Sherpa alphabet, written in the Tibetan script

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa.

Pronoun

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(nga)

  1. I

References

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  • Sherpa Dictionary by Nicolas Tournadre & al., Kathmandu 2009

Sikkimese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Letter

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(nga)

  1. The fourth letter of the Sikkimese alphabet

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa (five).

Numeral

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(nga)

  1. five (5)

Tibetan

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(nga)

  1. The fourth letter of the Tibetan alphabet

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa (I).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(nga)

  1. I (1st-person singular pronoun)
See also
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References

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  • ” in Tibetan-English Dictionary.
  • ” in The Tibetan Living Dictionary, Mandala Collections, 2021.