ngau

Chuukese

Adjective

ngau

  1. Alternative spelling of ngaw (“bad”)

Iu Mien

Noun

ngau 

  1. hook

Lashi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋəw. Cognates include Burmese ငို (ngui) and Tibetan ངུ་བ (ngu ba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ŋaw]

Verb

ngau

  1. to cry

References
  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Palauan
FWOTD – 22 August 2017

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ŋ awi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈŋaw/

Noun

ngau

  1. fire (for cooking)

Inflection
Possessives of ngau
Singular Plural
First inclusive nguid
exclusive nguik ngumam
Second nguim ngumiu
Third nguil ngurir

Antonyms
  • seseb (“fire (not for cooking)”)

Derived terms

See also

References
  • 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

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈŋa.u/

Verb

ngau

  1. (transitive) to bite

References
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29
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