ngu

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Fula

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Suffix

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ngu

  1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)

Usage notes

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Article

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ngu

  1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun)
    Koltu nguthe attire

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Determiner

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ngu

  1. (used in indicating something)
    Ngu koltuthis/that attire

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Gbanziri

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Noun

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ngu

  1. water

References

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  • Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75

Japanese

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Romanization

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ngu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of く゚
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ク゚

Kavalan

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Noun

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ngu

  1. goose

Lashi

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ngu

  1. Alternative form of ngo

References

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  • Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 35

Mündü

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Noun

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ngu

  1. Alternative form of ngú

References

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  • Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75

Northern Qiang

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ngu

  1. to be

Sango

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Noun

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ngû

  1. water

References

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  • William Samarin, A Grammar of Sango (1963)

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ngu (, )

  1. stupid; idiotic; moronic
    • 2006, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Chuyện xứ Lang Biang part 2: Biến cố ở trường Đămri, Kim Đồng, chapter 13
      Tụi Kăply rúm người lại, lấm lét nhìn nhau, cố đoán xem cái "lũ ngu" mà ông K'Tul đang chửi te tua kia có phải là tụi nó hay không.
      Kăply and his friends cringed, furtively looking at each other, trying to guess whether that "idiotic bunch" Mr K'Tul was verbally abusing would be them.

Usage notes

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  • This word may sound very rough. For a softer one, use ngốc which can be even used endearingly.

Derived terms

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Derived terms

Anagrams

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Wutunhua

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Etymology

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From Mandarin ().

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ngu

  1. I (first-person subject pronoun)
    ngu rongbo-li qhi-zhe.
    I am going to Longwu.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 52)

See also

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References

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  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[2], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN