pingu
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from Latin impingō, with the loss of the initial prefix, or from a root *pingō instead of pangō. Compare Daco-Romanian împinge, împing.
Verb
pingu first-singular present indicative (past participle pimtã)
- to push
Related terms
- pindziri / pindzire, pindzeari / pindzeare
- pimtu
- pimshu
Noun
pingu ngu (plural pinguuji ɗi)
Related terms
- pingaade
- pingude
References
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *piŋu (“mound. dune, hillock, pimple, sore, swell”), from Proto-Eskimo *pǝŋu (“hill, swelling”). Compare pingujak (“blister”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pingu (plural pingut)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | pingu | pingut |
| ergative | pingup | pingut |
| allative | pingumut | pingunut |
| ablative | pingumit | pingunit |
| prosecutive | pingukkut | pingutigut |
| locative | pingumi | pinguni |
| instrumental | pingumik | pingunik |
| equative | pingutut | pingutut |
Declension of pingu
Etymology
Cognates include Luhya epingu.
Pronunciation
Noun
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