งา
Gong edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
งา (transliteration needed)
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | งา ŋ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ngaa |
| Royal Institute | nga | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ŋaː˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”). Cognate with Lao ງາ (ngā), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥰ (ngäa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (“sesame”), Proto-Hlai *hŋɯː (“sesame”). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (“sesame”) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).
Noun edit
งา • (ngaa) (classifier ต้น or เมล็ด or เม็ด)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk; ivory”), from Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”). Cognate with Lao ງາ (ngā), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), Bouyei ngaz, Zhuang nyaz.