ngawa

ngawa

1. water

• Henning Andersen, Language Contacts in Prehistory: Studies in Stratigraphy (2003, →ISBN, page 184: So the word for “water” in Walmajarri (Western Ngumpin) and Warlpiri (Yapa) is ngapa, but ngawa in Gurindji (Eastern Ngumpin). We reconstruct proto-Ngumpin-Yapa *ngapa.
• Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

ngawa

1. water

• William McGregor, Gunin / Kwini (1993), pages 38, 41, 53

• IPA^(key): /ŋa.ˈwa/, [ŋa.ˈwa]

ngawa

1. horn

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ngawa (n class, plural ngawa)

1. civet (catlike mammal)

• zabadi

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ŋaˈwaʔ/ [ŋɐˈwaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: nga‧wa

ngawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜏ)

1. loud, continuous cry of a child

   Synonyms: angal, atungal, ngalngal

2. gossip; chatter; pointless talk

   Synonyms: satsat, ngakngak, daldal

• awang, waang, gawan, angaw