nanga
See also: ñanga and n'anga
English
Etymology
From Acholi naŋa.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnaŋə/
Noun
nanga (plural nangas)
- (music) A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa.
- 1950, Roslyn Rensch, The harp: from Tara's halls to the American schools:
- The "shoulder harp" or "nanga" had a boat-shaped sound chest.
- 1975, Sibyl Marcuse, A survey of musical instruments, p. 403:
- The nanga of Nubia is similar; here also, long wooden pegs prevent the strings from slipping.
- 1986, Okot p'Bitek, Artist, the Ruler:
- The artist uses his voice, he sings his laws to the accompaniment of the nanga, the harp; he twists his body to the rhythm of the drums, to proclaim his rules.
- 1950, Roslyn Rensch, The harp: from Tara's halls to the American schools:
Anagrams
- Anang, ganna, ngana
Garo
Etymology 1
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Verb
nanga (intransitive)
- to produce, bear fruit
Etymology 2
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Verb
nanga (transitive)
- must, need, require
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naŋa/
- Hyphenation: na‧nga
- Rhymes: -aŋa
Noun
nanga
- (geography) confluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)
Swahili
nanga
Etymology
From Persian لنگر (langar).
Pronunciation
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Noun
nanga (n class, plural nanga)
- anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)