noog
English
German Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon ginōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz; akin to Dutch genoeg, Low German genug, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. The Proto-Germanic word is a compound of the prefix *ga- + unattested *nōgaz. The latter may be derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, achieve, carry out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoʊx/
Determiner
noog
- (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
- Wi hebbt nich noog Geld.
- We don't have enough money.
Usage notes
- nooɡ can never follow an article or another determiner.
Adverb
noog
- enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
- De Kinner hebbt nooɡ spöölt.
- The children have played enough.
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *manuk.
References
- Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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