ngikel
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Palauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pre-Palauan *ŋikal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ngikel
Inflection[edit]
Possessives of ngikel
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | inclusive | ngekeled | |
| exclusive | ngekelek | ngekelam | |
| Second | ngekelem | ngekeliu | |
| Third | ngekelel | ngekelir | |
Derived terms[edit]
- bekengikel (“to smell of fish”)
References[edit]
- Kaufman, Daniel (2012) “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, number 1, pages 18-32
- ngikel in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- ngikel in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- ngikel in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 216.
