നങ്ങ

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Malayalam[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Tamil நங்கை (naṅkai).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

നങ്ങ • (naṅṅa)

  1. a herb
  2. a clever woman
  3. an unmarried Brahmin girl

References[edit]

  • Godavarma, K. (1946) “നങ്ങ”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 24
  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “നങ്ങ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
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