ngaka
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Tswana ngaka.
Noun
ngaka (plural ngakas or dingaka)
- A traditional Sotho witch doctor.
Anagrams
- Kagan, kagan, kanga, nagak
Kuku-Uwanh
Etymology
From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.
Noun
ngaka
- water
References
- Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, page 502
Tswana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈŋa.ka/
Noun
ngaka class 9 (plural dingaka)
- doctor, physician
- traditional healer, witch doctor
Wangkumara
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku (compare nguku (“river”), which certainly is).
Noun
ngaka
- water
References
- Luise Hercus, Peter Austin, Yarli Comparative Vocabulary, dans Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch), pages 647-654