"ngaka" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ngakas [plural], dingaka [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tswana ngaka. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tn|ngaka}} Tswana ngaka Head templates: {{en-noun|s|dingaka}} ngaka (plural ngakas or dingaka)
  1. A traditional Sotho witch doctor.
    Sense id: en-ngaka-en-noun-eXcsQvpn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Kuku-Uwanh]

Etymology: From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku. Etymology templates: {{der|uwa|aus-pam-pro|*nguku}} Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku Head templates: {{head|uwa|noun}} ngaka
  1. water

Noun [Sotho]

Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], dingaka [plural]
Head templates: {{head|st|noun|plural|dingaka|f1request=|g=c9|g2=c10|head=|sort=ngaka}} ngaka class 9/10 (plural dingaka), {{st-noun|9|10|dingaka}} ngaka class 9/10 (plural dingaka)
  1. doctor, physician Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-ngaka-st-noun-~zPYFmP- Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Sotho entries with incorrect language header, Sotho terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Sotho terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Sotho entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Sotho terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 48 Disambiguation of Sotho terms with redundant sortkeys: 52 48
  2. traditional healer, witch doctor Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-ngaka-st-noun-tD277GQE Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Sotho entries with incorrect language header, Sotho terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Sotho terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Sotho entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Sotho terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 48 Disambiguation of Sotho terms with redundant sortkeys: 52 48

Noun [Tswana]

IPA: /ˈŋa.ka/ Forms: dingaka [plural]
Head templates: {{head|tn|noun|plural|dingaka|g=c9|head=}} ngaka class 9 (plural dingaka), {{tn-noun|cl=9|pl=dingaka}} ngaka class 9 (plural dingaka)
  1. doctor, physician Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-ngaka-tn-noun-~zPYFmP- Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tswana entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Tswana entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. traditional healer, witch doctor Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-ngaka-tn-noun-tD277GQE Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25

Noun [Wangkumara]

Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku (compare nguku (“river”), which certainly is). Etymology templates: {{der|xwk|aus-pam-pro|*nguku}} Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku Head templates: {{head|xwk|noun}} ngaka
  1. water
    Sense id: en-ngaka-xwk-noun-D0FoSQ44 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Wangkumara entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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