nguya

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuyaq. [1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

nguyâ

  1. chew
    Synonym: nguta

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel, "*ŋuyaq", Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010-)

Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nguya class 9/10 (plural nguya)

  1. winged termite[1]
    Hypernym: mũthũa

References[edit]

  1. ^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 10.

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nguyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜌ)

  1. chew; mastication

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ŋuyaq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading[edit]

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