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Nga

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 42
Word formsJingaplural · candidate · corpus spelling “jinga” ×312

Definitions

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of ngana; mister; madam.

    PT Abreviatura de ngana; senhor; senhora.·FR Abréviation de ngana; monsieur; madame.

    • Mbaxi
    • Nêxi
  2. 2
    Cry that imitates the wail of a newborn; fig., lamentation; moan.

    PT Grito que imita o vagido de um recém-nascido; fig., lamentação; gemido.·FR Cri qui imite le vagissement d'un nouveau-né; fig., lamentation; gémissement.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 42 (left)