"-nga" meaning in All languages combined

See -nga on Wiktionary

Suffix [Darumbal]

Head templates: {{head|xgm|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -nga
  1. Used to form the locative form of nouns ending in vowels Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nga-xgm-suffix-WcZL~vU- Categories (other): Darumbal entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [Kongo]

Head templates: {{head|kg|suffix}} -nga
  1. habitual tense marker Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nga-kg-suffix--Va6TxB6 Categories (other): Kongo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [Māori]

Head templates: {{head|mi|suffix}} -nga
  1. Nominalizing suffix used to form derivate nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nga-mi-suffix-DVHa5D-C Categories (other): Māori entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Māori entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 46 54
  2. a passive ending (used with only a few verbs ending in 'ai') Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nga-mi-suffix-XtPuHo1V Categories (other): Māori entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Māori entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58

Suffix [Tumbuka]

Head templates: {{head|tum|suffix}} -nga
  1. Forms the past continuous tense. Formed by adding the suffix to verbs in the past tense. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nga-tum-suffix--5TUUH8x Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xgm",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "inflectional suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-nga",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Darumbal",
  "lang_code": "xgm",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Darumbal entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form the locative form of nouns ending in vowels"
      ],
      "id": "en--nga-xgm-suffix-WcZL~vU-",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nga"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kg",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-nga",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kongo",
  "lang_code": "kg",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kongo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "habitual tense marker"
      ],
      "id": "en--nga-kg-suffix--Va6TxB6",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nga"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-nga",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Māori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Māori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nominalizing suffix used to form derivate nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--nga-mi-suffix-DVHa5D-C",
      "links": [
        [
          "Nominalizing",
          "nominalizer#English"
        ],
        [
          "derivate",
          "derivate#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Māori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a passive ending (used with only a few verbs ending in 'ai')"
      ],
      "id": "en--nga-mi-suffix-XtPuHo1V",
      "links": [
        [
          "passive",
          "passive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nga"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-nga",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms the past continuous tense. Formed by adding the suffix to verbs in the past tense."
      ],
      "id": "en--nga-tum-suffix--5TUUH8x",
      "links": [
        [
          "past continuous",
          "past continuous#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nga"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xgm",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "inflectional suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-nga",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Darumbal",
  "lang_code": "xgm",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Darumbal entries with incorrect language header",
        "Darumbal inflectional suffixes",
        "Darumbal lemmas",
        "Darumbal suffixes",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form the locative form of nouns ending in vowels"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nga"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kg",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-nga",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kongo",
  "lang_code": "kg",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kongo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kongo lemmas",
        "Kongo suffixes",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "habitual tense marker"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nga"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Māori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Māori lemmas",
    "Māori passive suffixes",
    "Māori suffixes",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-nga",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Māori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Nominalizing suffix used to form derivate nouns."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Nominalizing",
          "nominalizer#English"
        ],
        [
          "derivate",
          "derivate#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a passive ending (used with only a few verbs ending in 'ai')"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passive",
          "passive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nga"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-nga",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tumbuka lemmas",
        "Tumbuka suffixes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms the past continuous tense. Formed by adding the suffix to verbs in the past tense."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "past continuous",
          "past continuous#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nga"
}

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