Ngai

== English == === Etymology 1 === The Cantonese romanization of any of three different surnames: 魏 (ngai6), 倪 (ngai4), and 危 (ngai4). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /naɪ/, /(ə)ŋaɪ/ ==== Proper noun ==== Ngai Any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong. ===== Derived terms ===== Ngai camphor ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ngai is the 17,392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1623 individuals. Ngai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.58%) individuals. === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Ngai The monolithic creator god of the Kikuyu and related groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania. === Anagrams === Agin, Agni, Angi, Gain, Gina, NGIA, Nagi, a- -ing, ag'in, agin, gain, gain-, gina, inga == Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === ngai === Etymology === Cf. Maasai Enkai (“God”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᵑɡàǐ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on. === Noun === Ngai class 1 God Synonym: Mũrungu ==== Usage notes ==== Formerly referred to a native deity dwelling in evergreen trees possessing milky red sap, but later associated with Christianity. ==== Derived terms ==== (Nouns) ũngai class 14 (Proverbs) mũmeni mũndũ ti we Ngai mũthũri mũndũ tiwe Ngai mwaki wa Ngai ũraaragio nĩ igoto ũtonga nĩ wa Ngai ==== See also ==== Mwene Nyaga === References ===