nga

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"

Languages (30)

Translingual • English

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Albanian • Barngarla • Cebuano • Fula • Gamilaraay • Irish • Japanese • Jingpho • Kankanaey • Kapampangan • Khasi • Kimaragang • Musi • Namuyi • Nga La • North Moluccan Malay • Pnar • Pyu (Myanmar) • Rawang • San Martín Itunyoso Triqui • Singpho • Tagalog • Tedim Chin • Tiruray • Venda • Vietnamese • Wutunhua • Zou

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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Ngbaka.

Symbol

nga

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ngbaka.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ngbaka terms

English

Noun

nga (plural ngas)

1. (African-American Vernacular, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of nigga.
   • 2022 September 4, @jimmyperry0621, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 December 2023:

     This is what a RACEWAR looks like, and we still got dumb ngas out here thinking White Supremacy isn't real.

   • 2023 April 26, u/Formal_Garage4964, “They are gonna drop in this order: HXG -> Lone -> Carti -> Lone+Ken”, in Reddit‎^[2], r/playboicarti, archived from the original on 17 December 2023:

     This nga thinks carti gonna drop😭💀💀

   • 2023 December 1, u/Upstairs-Act-1930, “Jus need a confirmation it's album month 😪”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/SoFaygo, archived from the original on 17 December 2023:

     lamar said "album before 2024" but yk those ngas be lying

   • 2023 December 16, @candiemariah1, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 17 December 2023:

     It's easy to say you a real nga till the feds come n give u a deal nga

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ka — Gheg
• na — Gheg, Tosk

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-ka and related to the preposition ka (“from, out, out of, to”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic къ (kŭ, “to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ(ɡ)a/

Preposition

nga (+ nominative)

1. at, from, to

   Jo, unë nuk jam nga Shqipëria.

   No, I am not from Albania.

Synonyms

• prej

Adverb

nga

1. whence, where from

Barngarla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Particle

nga

1. yes

References

• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.14.
  Part 1 Part 2
• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
  https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/
• Rhymes: -ŋa
• Hyphenation: nga

Preposition

nga

1. expressing substance, composition

   Balay nga bato.

   House of stone.

2. expressing possession

   Ako nga balay / Akong balay

   my house

Fula

Dialectal variants

• mba (Maasina)

Suffix

nga

1. (Adamawa) Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including large animals

Article

nga

1. (Adamawa, definite) the (when it follows the noun)

   mbeewa nga ― the goat

Determiner

nga

1. (Adamawa) (used in indicating something)

   nga mbeewa ― this/that goat

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Interjection

nga

1. hey

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Irish

Noun

nga m

1. eclipsed form of ga

Japanese

Romanization

nga

1. Rōmaji transcription of か゚
2. Rōmaji transcription of カ゚

Jingpho

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja (“fish”). Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:), Old Chinese 魚 (OC *ŋa).

Noun

nga

1. fish

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: nga

Noun

nga

1. groan, cry

Derived terms

• mannga

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “nga”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[5], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 316

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ŋani. Compare Remontado Agta ngani, Bikol Central ngani, Cebuano gani, Tagalog nga, and Ilocano ngay.

Particle

pin

1. a particle used for emphatic affirmation, used in conjunction with pin

   Wangapin gawan ke.

   Yeah, I will definitely and absolutely do it.

2. Used to promise to do something to the listener, used in conjunction with pin

   Salingaping aiskrim.

   I'll buy you an ice cream.

   Magpakatutu nakungapin.

   I'll tell you the truth.

3. used when suddenly remembering something to be told to someone: oh yeah; by the way

   Hypernym: wapin pala

   Nga pala, komusta na?

   Hey, so, how are you?

   Awa nga pala.

   Oh yeah, I remember now.

Khasi

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ŋa, from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Pnar nga.

Unlike other Khasian languages, which maintains the distinction between Proto-Khasian *ŋa (> Pnar nga (“me, I (topic-marked)”)) and *ʔɔ > (Pnar o (“I (unmarked)”)), Khasi generalized nga for first person pronoun.

Pronoun

nga

1. first person singular personal pronoun: I, me

   Nga ieit ïa phi. ― I love you.

   U long u paralok jong nga. ― He is my friend.

   Ïarap ïa nga. ― Help me.

See also

Khasi personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		nga	ngi
2nd person	m	me	phi
	f	pha
3rd person	m	u	ki
	f	ka

Kimaragang

Conjunction

nga

1. but (although)

Musi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Pronoun

nga

1. Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋɑ̃˧]
• Hyphenation: nga

Pronoun

nga

1. I

References

• Fuminobu Nishida (2013), “Phonetics and phonology of Dzolo dialect of Namuyi”, in Artes Liberales, number 92, pages 21-54
• Štěpán Pavlík (2017), The Description of Namuzi Language‎^[6], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 129
• Li Jianfu (2017), A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans‎^[7], Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 374

Nga La

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

nga

1. fish

References

• Matu (Chin) Dictionary by Ropna Saruum, Matupi 2007

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Pronoun

nga

1. short for ngana

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ŋa, from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Khasi nga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Pronoun

nga

1. me
2. (topic-marking) I

Usage notes

• The nominative, unmarked counterpart is o.

Pyu (Myanmar)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ (“five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɡə/

Numeral

1. 5 (five)

See also

• (Pyu digits):           

Rawang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɑ˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja (“fish”). Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:), Old Chinese 魚 (OC *ŋa).

Noun

nga

1. fish

Etymology 2

Noun

nga

1. cattle

Usage notes

In compound words of both etymologies, nga may become ngv and may also take tone.

San Martín Itunyoso Triqui

Etymology

Cognate with Chicahuaxtla Triqui nga³.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɡa˧/

Noun

nga

1. cloud

References

• DiCanio, Christian T. (2010), “Itunyoso Trique”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association, volume 40, number 2, →DOI, pages 227–238

Singpho

Noun

nga

1. buffalo

References

• Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 6

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ñga, ng̃a, n͠ga — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜅ (nga).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈŋa/ [ˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: nga

Noun

nga (Baybayin spelling ᜅ)

1. the name of the Latin-script letter Ng/ng, in the Abakada alphabet

   Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) en dyi

See also

• nganga

Etymology 2

Compare ngani.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈŋaʔ/ [ˈŋaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: nga

Particle

ngâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅ)

1. Used to emphasize affirmation, confirmation, or something being true: indeed; really; certainly

   Near-synonym: ngani

   Tama nga 'to.

   It's indeed correct.

2. Used to give a polite request: kindly; please

   Pahingi nga ng tubig.

   Can I kindly ask for water?

   (literally, “Please let me ask for water.”)

3. Used to express strong encouragement

   Puntahan nga natin siya.

   Why don't we go over to him?

4. Used to express a wish of moderate force

   Hugasan ko nga ang mga plato.

   I guess I should wash the dishes.

See also

• ngay

Further reading

• “nga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• nag-, Ang, ang, Gan

Tedim Chin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

nga

1. fish

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa.

Numeral

nga

1. five

References

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Tiruray

Noun

nga

1. child

Venda

Preposition

nga

1. by
2. at

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 娥 (“beautiful”). Probably related with 嫦娥 (Cháng'é, “the Chinese goddess of the moon”).

Noun

nga

1. (archaic, literary) only used in tố nga (“the moon”).
2. (archaic, literary) only used in tiên nga (“angel; fairy”).

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鵝 (“goose”).

Noun

nga

1. only used in thiên nga (“swan”).

Anagrams

• gan

Wutunhua

Etymology

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

From Mandarin 我 (wǒ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋɑ]

Pronoun

nga

1. me (first-person non-subject pronoun)

   ni nga da-lio.

   You have beaten me.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 73)

See also

Wutunhua personal pronouns

	singular		paucal	collective
	subjective	objective
first person	ngu	nga	ngu-jhege	nga-mu
second person	ni	nia	ni-jhege	ni-mu
third person	gu		gu-jhege	gu-mu

References

• Erika Sandman (2016), A Grammar of Wutun‎^[8], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Zou

Etymology 1

Zou cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : nga

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa. Cognates include Burmese ငါး (nga:) and Tibetan ལྔ (lnga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa˧/

Numeral

nga

1. five

Etymology 2

Nga (2).

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja. Cognates include Burmese ငါး (nga:) and Tibetan ཉ (nya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa˧˥/

Noun

ngá

1. fish

Etymology 3

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋas. Cognates include Mizo ngàh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa˧˩/

Verb

ngà

1. (transitive) to receive

Etymology 4

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hŋaak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋa-k. Cognates include Jingpho nga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa˧˩/

Verb

ngà

1. (intransitive) to wait

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62