ngau

Chuukese

Adjective

ngau

1. Alternative spelling of ngaw (“bad”)

Iu Mien

Noun

ngau 

1. hook

Lashi

Alternative forms

• ngouk

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋəw. Cognates include Burmese ငို (ngui) and Tibetan ངུ་བ (ngu ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋaw]

Verb

ngau

1. to cry

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Palauan

FWOTD – 22 August 2017

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ŋ awi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋaw/

Noun

ngau

1. fire (for cooking)

Inflection

Possessive forms of ngau

		Singular	Plural
First	inclusive		nguid
	exclusive	nguik	ngumam
Second		nguim	ngumiu
Third		nguil	ngurir

Antonyms

• seseb (“fire (not for cooking)”)

Derived terms

• bungungau (“dark red, crimson”)

See also

• roech (“small fire”)

References

• Kaufman, Daniel (2012) “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, number 1, pages 18-32
• ngau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• ngau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• ngau in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 210.

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋa.u/

Verb

ngau

1. (transitive) to bite

References

• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[2], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29