nguya

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuyaq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ngu‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ŋuˈjaʔ/ [ŋuˈjaʔ]

Noun

nguyâ

1. chew

   Synonym: nguta

Derived terms

• magnguya
• nguya-nguya
• nguyaon

 

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡuja/

Noun

nguya class 9/10 (plural nguya)

1. winged termite

   Hypernym: mũthũa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ng̃oya — obsolete, Spanish-based 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.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ŋuˈjaʔ/ [ŋʊˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ngu‧ya

Noun

nguyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜌ)

1. chewing; mastication

Derived terms

• inguya
• ipagnguya
• magnguya
• manguya
• ngumuya
• nguyaan
• nguyain
• pagkakanguya
• pagngunguya
• pagnguya
• palanguya
• pangnguya

 

See also

• kabkab
• kasab
• mama
• ngalot
• ngata

 

Further reading

• “nguya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• ugnay