ngau
Chuukese
Adjective
ngau
- alternative spelling of ngaw (“bad”)
Iu Mien
Noun
ngau
Palauan
FWOTD – 22 August 2017
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *ŋ awi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈŋaw/
Noun
ngau
- fire (for cooking)
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| first | inclusive | — | nguid |
| exclusive | nguik | ngumam | |
| second | nguim | ngumiu | |
| third | nguil | ngurir | |
Antonyms
- seseb (“fire (not for cooking)”)
Derived terms
- bungungau (“dark red, crimson”)
See also
- roech (“small fire”)
References
- Kaufman, Daniel (2012) “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, number 1, pages 18-32
- ngau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- ngau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- ngau in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 210.
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈŋa.u/
Verb
ngau
- (transitive) to bite
References
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29