ngai

See also: Ngai, ngáí, ngài, ngãi, and ngại

Barngarla edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ŋai/

Pronoun edit

ngai

I

Usage notes edit

The usual spelling is ngayi

References edit

Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.14,68.
Part 1 Part 2
Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161

Irish edit

Noun edit

ngai

Eclipsed form of gai.

Jingpho edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun edit

ngai

I

Kanakanabu edit

Noun edit

ngai

saliva

Lingala edit

Pronoun edit

ngai

Alternative spelling of ngáí

Makasar edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈŋai]

Verb edit

ngai (Lontara spelling ᨂᨕᨗ, semi-transitive anngai)

(transitive) to like

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Intriguingly similar to ngôi, if one ignores the /aːj/-/oj/ "variation" seen nowhere else (as far as I know). Could cases like nộp vs. nạp offer parallels?”

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧˧]

Noun edit

ngai • (凱)

a throne (ornate seat)

See also edit

ngôi

Anagrams edit

gian

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