ingi

See also: Ingi and -ingĩ

Esperanto

Etymology

From ingo (“sheath”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈinɡi]
• Rhymes: -inɡi
• Hyphenation: in‧gi

Verb

ingi (present ingas, past ingis, future ingos, conditional ingus, volitive ingu)

1. (transitive) to sheathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of ingi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense ingas ingis ingos active participle inganta ingantaj inginta ingintaj ingonta ingontaj acc. ingantan ingantajn ingintan ingintajn ingontan ingontajn passive participle ingata ingataj ingita ingitaj ingota ingotaj acc. ingatan ingatajn ingitan ingitajn ingotan ingotajn nominal active participle inganto ingantoj inginto ingintoj ingonto ingontoj acc. inganton ingantojn inginton ingintojn ingonton ingontojn nominal passive participle ingato ingatoj ingito ingitoj ingoto ingotoj acc. ingaton ingatojn ingiton ingitojn ingoton ingotojn adverbial active participle ingante inginte ingonte adverbial passive participle ingate ingite ingote infinitive ingi imperative ingu conditional ingus

Sranan Tongo

Adjective

ingi

1. Amerindian

Noun

ingi

1. Amerindian

Derived terms

• ingi-udu
• ingi-uma
• ingibakba
• ingibangi
• ingibarki
• ingikarko
• ingikawna
• ingikondre
• ingikrabu
• inginoto
• ingipipa
• ingiprasara
• ingisiri
• ingisneki
• ingisopo
• ingitabaka
• ingitongo
• ingiwarimbo
• ingiwinti
• ingiwiwiri

 

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

-ingi (declinable)

1. much; a lot of; many

Declension

Inflected forms of -ingi

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mwingi	wengi
m-mi class(III/IV)	mwingi	mingi
ji-ma class(V/VI)	jingi	mengi
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kingi	vingi
n class(IX/X)	nyingi	nyingi
u class(XI)	mwingi	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pengi
ku class(XVII)	kwingi
mu class(XVIII)	mwingi

Antonyms

• -chache

Derived terms

• wingi

Ternate

ing

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *iŋir (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈi.ŋi]

Noun

ingi

1. tooth

Alternative forms

• ing (with vowel deletion)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
• Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎^[1]

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíngɪ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːŋɡi/

Adjective

-ingi (declinable)

1. many

   Antonyms: -ke (“small, few”), -taito (“small, few”)

   engoye enyingi ― the many pieces of clothing

2. big, large (when used in the singular, especially with inanimate objects)

   Synonym: -kooto

   orugoye rwingi ― a large piece of clothing

3. (informal, humorous) plenty-having, having an abundance of something (when used in the class 1 forms)

   Oli mwingi mu sente. ― You are rich. (literally, “You are much in money.”)

Usage notes

• This adjective is normally used with countable nouns in the plural, and material nouns in the singular. However, the class 1 forms can also mean "many" despite their singularity.

Declension

Inflected forms of -ingi

Noun class	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1/2	mwingi	baingi	omwingi	abaingi
3/4	mwingi	nyingi	omwingi	enyingi
5/6	lingi	maingi	eringi	amaingi
7/8	kingi	bingi	ekingi	ebingi
9/10	nyingi	nyingi	enyingi	enyingi
11/10	rwingi		orwingi
12/14	kaingi	bwingi	akaingi	obwingi
13		twingi		otwingi
14/6	bwingi	maingi	obwingi	amaingi
15/6	kwingi		okwingi
16	haingi		ahaingi

Derived terms

• obwingi (“amount, number”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 430-431