ngaka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana ngaka.

Noun

ngaka (plural ngakas or dingaka)

  1. A traditional Sotho witch doctor.

Anagrams

Kuku-Uwanh

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

ngaka

  1. water

References

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà.

Noun

ngaka class 9/10 (plural dingaka)

  1. doctor, physician
  2. traditional healer, witch doctor

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋa.ka/

Noun

ngaka class 9 (plural dingaka)

  1. doctor, physician
  2. traditional healer, witch doctor

Wangkumara

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku (compare nguku (“river”), which certainly is).

Noun

ngaka

  1. water

References

  • Luise Hercus, Peter Austin, Yarli Comparative Vocabulary, dans Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch), pages 647-654
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