ngai

See also: Ngai, ngáí, ngài, ngãi, and ngại

Barngarla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋai/

Pronoun

ngai

1. I

Usage notes

The usual spelling is ngayi

References

• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.14,68.
  Part 1 Part 2
• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
  https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161

Irish

Noun

ngai

1. Eclipsed form of gai.

Jingpho

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

ngai

1. I

Kanakanabu

Noun

ngai

1. saliva

Lingala

Pronoun

ngai

1. Alternative spelling of ngáí

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈŋai]

Verb

ngai (Lontara spelling ᨂᨕᨗ, semi-transitive anngai)

1. (transitive) to like

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Intriguingly similar to ngôi, if one ignores the /aːj/-/oj/ "variation" seen nowhere else (as far as I know). Could cases like nộp vs. nạp offer parallels?”

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ngai • (凱)

1. a throne (ornate seat)

See also

• ngôi

Anagrams

• gian