ngas

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See also: ngás and ŋas

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ngas

  1. plural of nga

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *en-gatja, causative of *en-gānja (modern ngaj).[1] More at ngah.

Verb[edit]

ngas (aorist ngava, participle ngarë)

  1. to drive (car)
  2. to put/set in motion, drift
  3. to harass, annoy
  4. to pick on, tease

Derived terms[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngas”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 293

Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

ngas m

  1. Eclipsed form of gas.

Palauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Palauan *ŋ acu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀuhu.

Noun[edit]

ngas

  1. ironwood

References[edit]

  • ngas in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • ngas in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • ngas in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 209.