yanga
See also: Yanga
Jamaican Creole
editEtymology
editPossibly from or related to nyanga, from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”). Possibly influenced by Spanish yanga (“carelessly; without necessity”). Compare Proto-Bantu *-yȧng- (“dance in joy”) and Kongo -yangalala (“be happy”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edityanga (plural yanga dem, quantified yanga)
Verb
edityanga
- To walk or dance provocatively.
References
edit- Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, Le Page, Robert Brock, editors (2002), Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 484
Kapampangan
editNoun
edityánga
Tagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jaˈŋa/ [jɐˈŋa]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ya‧nga
Noun
edityangá (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅ) (uncommon)
Further reading
edit- “yanga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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