ngalek

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ŋ alak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋalək/

Noun

ngalek

1. child (a female or male child, a daughter or son)

References

• Kaufman, Daniel (2012) “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, number 1, pages 18-32
• ngalek in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• ngalek in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• ngalek in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 208.