"ງາ" meaning in Lao

See ງາ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ŋaː˧˥] (note: Vientiane), [ŋaː˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: ngā [romanization]
Rhymes: -aː Etymology: From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (“sesame”). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (“sesame”) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)). Etymology templates: {{inh|lo|tai-pro|*r.ŋaːᴬ||sesame}} Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”), {{cog|th|งา}} Thai งา (ngaa), {{cog|khb|ᦇᦱ}} Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), {{cog|shn|ငႃး}} Shan ငႃး (ngáa), {{cog|aho|𑜂𑜠}} Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), {{cog|swi|qngal||sesame}} Sui qngal (“sesame”), {{cog|poz-pro|*leŋa||sesame}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (“sesame”), {{cog|tl|linga}} Tagalog linga, {{cog|mkh-pro|*lŋaaʔ|*lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ|sesame}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”), {{cog|km|ល្ង}} Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ) Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ງາ • (ngā)
  1. sesame.
    Sense id: en-ງາ-lo-noun-opiCzvTW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ŋaː˧˥] (note: Vientiane), [ŋaː˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: ngā [romanization]
Rhymes: -aː Etymology: From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk; ivory”), from Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), Bouyei ngaz, Zhuang nyaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|lo|tai-pro|*ŋaːᴬ||tusk; ivory}} Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk; ivory”), {{der|lo|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|牙|tooth; tusk}} 牙 (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”), {{cog|th|งา}} Thai งา (ngaa), {{cog|khb|ᦇᦱ}} Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), {{cog|shn|ငႃး}} Shan ငႃး (ngáa), {{cog|aho|𑜂𑜠}} Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), {{cog|pcc|ngaz}} Bouyei ngaz, {{cog|za|nyaz}} Zhuang nyaz Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ງາ • (ngā)
  1. tusk; ivory.
    Sense id: en-ງາ-lo-noun-76IaGTQR Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "name": "inh"
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      "expansion": "Tagalog linga",
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      "ipa": "[ŋaː˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ŋaː˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "-"
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      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
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      "expansion": "牙 (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”)",
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        "1": "khb",
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      "expansion": "Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa)",
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "1": "za",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "ipa": "[ŋaː˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
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    "Lao terms inherited from Proto-Tai",
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      "ipa": "[ŋaː˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ŋaː˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ງາ"
}

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        "tusk; ivory."
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      "ipa": "[ŋaː˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "note": "Luang Prabang"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
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