noog
English
Noun
noog (uncountable)
- Synonym of niger (“Guizotia abyssinica”)
Alternative forms
- noug, nug
Anagrams
- Goon, go on, gono-, goon, no go, no-go, nogo, ongo
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German genōch, from Old Saxon ginōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz.
Akin to Dutch genoeg, Low German genug, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog.
The Proto-Germanic word is a compound of the prefix *ga- + unattested *nōgaz. The latter may be derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, achieve, carry out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoʊx/
Determiner
noog
- (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
- Wi hebbt nich noog Geld.
- We don't have enough money.
Usage notes
- nooɡ can never follow an article or another determiner.
Pronoun
noog
- (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount
- Dat is nooɡ.
- That's enough.
Adverb
noog
- enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
- De Kinner hebbt nooɡ spöölt.
- The children have played enough.
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *manuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɒ̃˧˩̤/
Noun
noog
- bird
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.