งา
Gong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋa/
Pronoun
งา (transliteration needed)
- I; me
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | งา ŋ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ngaa |
Royal Institute | nga | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ŋaː˧/ |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”). Cognate with Lao ງາ (ngā), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (nga). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (“sesame”). Compare also Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).
Noun
งา • (ngaa) (classifier ต้น or เมล็ด or เม็ด)
- sesame.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk; ivory”), from Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ŋˠa, “tooth; tusk”). Cognate with Lao ງາ (ngā), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (nga), Zhuang nyaz.
Noun
งา • (ngaa) (classifier กิ่ง)
- tusk; ivory.