nganga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋaŋa.

• Hyphenation: nga‧nga
• IPA^(key): /ˈŋaŋa/, [ˈŋa.ŋa]
• IPA^(key): /ŋaˈŋa/, [ŋaˈŋa]

ngánga or ngangá

1. gape, opening of the mouth

nganga

1. mouth

From a Bantu language.

• IPA^(key): /nɡan.ɡa/

nganga m (plural nganga)

1. an African witch doctor or specialist in traditional medicine

Hinde (1904) records enganga as an equivalent of English guinea-fowl in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nganga and Swahili kanga etc. as its equivalents.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡàᵑɡáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[2]

nganga class 9/10 (plural nganga)

1. guinea fowl

• “nganga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 10, 33.

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà.

nganga

1. traditional healer

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Swahili mganga.

nganga

1. witch doctor

nganga

1. (anatomy) mouth

nganga

1. priest

• IPA^(key): /ŋaŋa/
• Rhymes: -ŋa, -a

nganga

1. to gape
2. to open mouth

• IPA^(key): /ŋa.ŋa/, [ŋɐ.ŋɐ]

nganga

1. hail
2. stone of a fruit
3. core of a boil
4. shell or husk

nganga

1. the sun

• 1839, George Grey, Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia (Perth gazette and Western Australian journal)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaŋa (“open the mouth wide, gape; gaping; opening of a bubu fish trap, basket, etc.”), from Proto-Austronesian *ŋaŋa (“open the mouth”).

• IPA^(key): /ŋaˈŋa/, [ŋɐˈŋa]
• Hyphenation: nga‧nga

ngangá (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜅ)

1. act of opening one's mouth

   Synonym: buka ng bibig

2. (by extension) jaw drop

From Proto-Philippine *ŋaqŋaq (“to chew betel”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋaŋaʔ/, [ˈŋa.ŋɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: nga‧nga

ngangà (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜅ)

1. combination of betel nut, chewing tobacco, and a little lime wrapped in a betel leaf prepared for chewing

   Synonyms: hitso, mam-in

• IPA^(key): /ŋaˈŋaʔ/, [ŋɐˈŋaʔ]
• Hyphenation: nga‧nga

ngangâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜅ)

1. (obsolete) name of the Baybayin letter ᜅ, corresponding to "nga"

• “nganga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 865.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 9: “Abrir) Ng̃ang̃a (pc) la boca”
  • page 408: “Mascar) Ng̃ang̃a (pp) buyo o otra coſa”

nganga

1. to dispute, to argue