ngikel
Palauan
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Palauan *ŋikal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editngikel
Inflection
editPossessives of ngikel
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
First | inclusive | ngekeled | |
exclusive | ngekelek | ngekelam | |
Second | ngekelem | ngekeliu | |
Third | ngekelel | ngekelir |
Derived terms
edit- bekengikel (“to smell of fish”)
References
edit- Kaufman, Daniel (2012) “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, number 1, pages 18-32
- ngikel in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- ngikel in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- ngikel in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 216.