ngas

See also: ngás and ŋas

English

Noun

ngas

1. plural of nga

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-gatja, causative of *en-gānja (modern ngaj). More at ngah.

Verb

ngas (aorist ngava, participle ngarë)

1. to drive (car)
2. to put/set in motion, drift
3. to harass, annoy
4. to pick on, tease

Derived terms

• ngacmoj (through an intermediary *ngacë > *ngacmë > ngacmoj)
• ngallmoj
• ngatërr
  • ngatërroj

Related terms

• ngah
• gand

Irish

Noun

ngas m

1. Eclipsed form of gas.

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ŋ acu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀuhu.

Noun

ngas

1. ironwood

References

• ngas in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• ngas in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• ngas in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 209.