ngikel
Palauan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈŋikəl/
Noun
ngikel
- fish
Inflection
Possessives of ngikel
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | inclusive | ngekeled | |
| exclusive | ngekelek | ngekelam | |
| Second | ngekelem | ngekeliu | |
| Third | ngekelel | ngekelir | |
Derived terms
- bekengikel (“to smell of fish”)
References
- Kaufman, Daniel (2012), “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, issue 1, pages 18-32
- ngikel in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- ngikel in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- ngikel in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 216.