ngaka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana ngaka.

Noun

ngaka (plural ngakas or dingaka)

1. A traditional Sotho witch doctor.

Anagrams

• Kagan, kagan, kanga, nagak

Kuku-Uwanh

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

ngaka

1. water

References

• Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, page 502

Sotho

Noun

ngaka class 9/10 (plural dingaka)

1. doctor, physician
2. traditional healer, witch doctor

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋa.ka/

Noun

ngaka class 9 (plural dingaka)

1. doctor, physician
2. traditional healer, witch doctor

Wangkumara

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku (compare nguku (“river”), which certainly is).

Noun

ngaka

1. water

References

• Luise Hercus, Peter Austin, Yarli Comparative Vocabulary, dans Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch), pages 647-654