nge

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See also: ngé and -nge-

Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dialectal ngae, from Proto-Albanian *en-gadā,[1] with the latter from Proto-Indo-European *gʰodʰ-o-s, from *gʰedʰ- (“to unite; join; suit”), cognate with Proto-Slavic *godъ (“time, year”).

Noun[edit]

nge f (definite singular ngeja)

  1. time, leisure, chance, opportunity

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 79

Annobonese[edit]

Noun[edit]

nge

  1. person

References[edit]

  • 1994, Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith (editors), Pidgins and Creoles: an introduction
  • 2005, John H. McWhorter, Defining Creole

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

nge

  1. Rōmaji transcription of け゚
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ケ゚

Lashi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-ŋa-j. Cognate to Burmese ငယ် (ngai).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

nge

  1. small, little

References[edit]

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis).

Mapudungun[edit]

Noun[edit]

nge (using Unified Alphabet)

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. (anatomy) face

Synonyms[edit]

Swahili[edit]

nge

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

nge (n class, plural nge)

  1. scorpion
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