ngau
Chuukese
Palauan
FWOTD – 22 August 2017
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈŋaw/
Inflection
Possessives of ngau
| 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, issue 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.
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