ngu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngu"

Fula

Suffix

ngu

1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Article

ngu

1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun)

   Koltu ngu ― the attire

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Determiner

ngu

1. (used in indicating something)

   Ngu koltu ― this/that attire

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Gbanziri

Noun

ngu

1. water

References

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

Japanese

Romanization

ngu

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

Kavalan

Noun

ngu

1. goose

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋu/, [ŋu˧˩]

Pronoun

ngu

1. Alternative form of ngo

References

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

Mündü

Noun

ngu

1. Alternative form of ngú

References

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

Northern Qiang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋu/

Verb

ngu

1. to be

Sango

Noun

ngû

1. water

References

• William Samarin, A Grammar of Sango (1963)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愚.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˧]

Adjective

ngu • (俣, 愚)

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

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ngu muội
• ngu ngốc
• ngu xuẩn

 

Anagrams

• ung

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 我 (wǒ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋu]

Pronoun

ngu

1. I (first-person subject pronoun)

   ngu rongbo-li qhi-zhe.

   I am going to Longwu.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 52)

See also

Wutunhua personal pronouns

	singular		paucal	collective
	subjective	objective
First person	ngu	nga	ngu-jhege	nga-mu
Second person	ni	nia	ni-jhege	ni-mu
Third person	gu		gu-jhege	gu-mu

References

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