ngu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngu"
Translingual
Symbol
ngu
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Guerrero Nahuatl terms
Fula
Suffix
ngu
- Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)
Usage notes
Article
ngu
- (definite) the (when it follows the noun)
- Koltu ngu ― the attire
Usage notes
Determiner
ngu
- (used in indicating something)
- Ngu koltu ― this/that attire
Usage notes
Gbanziri
Noun
ngu
References
- Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75
Japanese
Romanization
ngu
Kavalan
Noun
ngu
Mündü
Noun
ngu
- alternative form of ngú
References
- Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75
Northern Qiang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋu/
Verb
ngu
- to be
Sango
Noun
ngû
References
- William Samarin, A Grammar of Sango (1963)
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 愚.
Pronunciation
Adjective
- stupid; idiotic; moronic
- 2006, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Chuyện xứ Lang Biang part 2: Biến cố ở trường Đămri, Kim Đồng, chapter 13
- Tụi Kăply rúm người lại, lấm lét nhìn nhau, cố đoán xem cái "lũ ngu" mà ông K'Tul đang chửi te tua kia có phải là tụi nó hay không.
- Kăply and his friends cringed, furtively looking at each other, trying to guess whether that "idiotic bunch" Mr K'Tul was verbally abusing would be them.
- 2006, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Chuyện xứ Lang Biang part 2: Biến cố ở trường Đămri, Kim Đồng, chapter 13
Usage notes
- This word may sound very rough. For a softer one, use ngốc which can be even used endearingly.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Wutunhua
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ŋu]
Pronoun
ngu
- I (first-person subject pronoun)
- ngu rongbo-li qhi-zhe.
- I am going to Longwu.
See also
singular | paucal | collective | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
subjective | objective | |||
first person | ngu | nga | ngu-jhege | nga-mu |
second person | ni | nia | ni-jhege | ni-mu |
third person | gu | gu-jhege | gu-mu |
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN