ngala
Maguindanao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ngalan, compare Hiligaynon ngalan.
Noun
[edit]ngala
Murrinh-Patha
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ngala
References
[edit]- Margit Bowler and Vanya Kapitonov, Towards a typology of quantification in Australian languages (2018), p. 9
Sundanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]ngala (Sundanese script ᮍᮜ)
- to take, to fetch; to harvest, to pick
- ngala cau ― to pick bananas
- to fish (followed by lauk or any names for fish)
- ngala nilem ― to fish tilapia
- to summon
- to be similar (of a trait)
- to reach (of an age)
Further reading
[edit]- "ALA", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
- Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia