ngaa

See also: nga'a and nga̱a

Copala Triqui

Etymology

Cognate with Chicahuaxtla Triqui nga³.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɡaː˧/
• Hyphenation: ngaa³

Noun

ngaa (lowered tone nga̱a)

1. cloud

Derived terms

nouns

• chavii̱ ngaa
• naa̱ yanga̱a
• ngaa chro̱n
• ngaa na̱na̱
• ngaa tuꞌva xcuáá
• ngaa yaꞌa̱an (“fog”)
• ngaa yaꞌa̱j
• yâj nga̱a

References

• Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena; Santillán Merino, Miguel; et al. (2010), Diccionario triqui-español y español triqui: Triqui de San Juan Copala‎^[1] (in Spanish), preliminary version, fourth edition, published August 2022, page 222

Gamilaraay

Interjection

ngaa

1. yes

Synonyms

• yawu

Hiligaynon

Alternative forms

• nga-a

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: nga‧a
• IPA^(key): /ˈŋaʔa/ [ˈŋa.ʔa]

Adverb

ngáa

1. why

   Ngaa indi ka magkadto?

   Why won't you go?

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa ~ hŋaa, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-ŋya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋāā]

Noun

ngaa

1. fish

References

• Kelly Harper Berkson, Amanda Bohnert, Sui Hnem Par (2022), “Consonant Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎^[2], volume 3, number 1