ngikel

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ŋikal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋikəl/

Noun

ngikel

  1. fish

Inflection

Possessive forms of ngikel
singular plural
first inclusive — ngekeled
exclusive ngekelek ngekelam
second ngekelem ngekeliu
third ngekelel ngekelir

Derived terms

References

  • Kaufman, Daniel (2012) “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, number 1, pages 18-32
  • ngikel in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • ngikel in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • ngikel in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 216.
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