yanga

See also: Yanga

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Possibly 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
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaŋɡa/

Noun

yanga (plural yanga dem, quantified yanga)

  1. A dance with a fast rhythm.

Verb

yanga

  1. To walk or dance provocatively.

References
  • 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

Noun

yánga

  1. type of earthen jar used to store rice for making busa

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jaˈŋa/ [jɐˈŋa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ya‧nga

Noun

yangá (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅ) (uncommon)

  1. flowerpot
    Synonyms: paso, masetera

Further reading
  • “yanga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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