nguya
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuyaq. [1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ngu‧ya
- IPA(key): /ŋuˈjaʔ/
Noun
nguyâ
- chew
- Synonym: nguta
Derived terms
- magnguya
- nguya-nguya
- nguyaon
References
- Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel, "*ŋuyaq", Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010-)
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ᵑɡuja/
Noun
nguya class 9/10 (plural nguya)
- winged termite[1]
- Hypernym: mũthũa
References
- Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 10.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ng̃oya – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Uncertain. Blust 2010- tentatively posits this is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuyaq, and is cognate with Malay kunyah, but this comparison is phonologically problematic, and the most likely origin of the word being a back-formation from hypothetical *manguyà (mang-+*kuyà), *kuyà being from the tentative reconstruction *kuyaq. [1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ngu‧ya
- IPA(key): /ŋuˈjaʔ/, [ŋʊˈjaʔ]
Noun
nguyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜌ)
- chew; mastication
Derived terms
- inguya
- ipagnguya
- magnguya
- manguya
- ngumuya
- nguyain
- pagnguya
- palanguya
- pangnguya
See also
- kabkab
- kasab
- mama
- ngata
References
- Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel, "*ŋuyaq", Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010-)