ngâ

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲa⁵²/

Noun

ngâ

  1. (Patsho) nose(The anterior olfacto-respiratory organ projecting from the midfacial plane, comprising the external nasal framework (dorsum, apex, alae, nares) and internal nasal cavities (vestibule, septum, conchae). Serves as the primary olfactory epithelium and respiratory egress/ingress conduit)
  2. (Patsho) source(Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates)

Verb

ngâ

  1. (Patsho) To dislodge superficial matter by applying frictive pressure with a fingertip or fingernail, typically through repeated unidirectional scraping motions against a substrate.
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