ngawa

Gurindji

Noun

ngawa

  1. water

References
  • Henning Andersen, Language Contacts in Prehistory: Studies in Stratigraphy (2003, →ISBN, page 184: So the word for “water” in Walmajarri (Western Ngumpin) and Warlpiri (Yapa) is ngapa, but ngawa in Gurindji (Eastern Ngumpin). We reconstruct proto-Ngumpin-Yapa *ngapa.

Kwini

Noun

ngawa

  1. water

References

Sakizaya

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ŋa.ˈwa/, [ŋa.ˈwa]

Noun

ngawa

  1. horn

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Noun

ngawa (n class, plural ngawa)

  1. civet (catlike mammal)

See also

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋaˈwaʔ/, [ŋɐˈwaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: nga‧wa

Noun

ngawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜏ)

  1. loud, continuous cry of a child
    Synonyms: angal, atungal, ngalngal
  2. gossip; chatter; pointless talk
    Synonyms: satsat, ngakngak, daldal

Derived terms
  • ngumawa
  • pagngawa
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