ngau
Chuukese edit
Adjective edit
ngau
- Alternative spelling of ngaw (“bad”)
Iu Mien edit
Noun edit
ngau
Lashi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋəw. Cognates include Burmese ငို (ngui) and Tibetan ངུ་བ (ngu ba).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ngau
- to cry
References edit
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Palauan edit
Etymology edit
From Pre-Palauan *ŋ awi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ngau
- fire (for cooking)
Inflection edit
Possessives of ngau
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
First | inclusive | nguid | |
exclusive | nguik | ngumam | |
Second | nguim | ngumiu | |
Third | nguil | ngurir |
Antonyms edit
- seseb (“fire (not for cooking)”)
Derived terms edit
- bungungau (“dark red, crimson”)
See also edit
- roech (“small fire”)
References edit
- Kaufman, Daniel (2012) “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, number 1, pages 18-32
- ngau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- ngau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- ngau in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 210.
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian [Term?].
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ngau
- (transitive) to bite