noog

English

Noun

noog (uncountable)

1. Synonym of niger (“Guizotia abyssinica”)

Anagrams

• Goon, go on, gono-, goon, no go, no-go, nogo, ongo

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German Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ginōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz; akin to Dutch genoeg, Low German genug, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. The Proto-Germanic word is a compound of the prefix *ga- + unattested *nōgaz. The latter may be derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, achieve, carry out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊx/

Determiner

noog

1. (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of

   Wi hebbt nich noog Geld.

   We don't have enough money.

Usage notes

• nooɡ can never follow an article or another determiner.

Pronoun

noog

1. (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount

   Dat is nooɡ.

   That's enough.

Adverb

noog

1. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way

   De Kinner hebbt nooɡ spöölt.

   The children have played enough.

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White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɒ̃˧˩̤/

Noun

noog

1. bird.

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.