nyonga

== Chichewa == === Etymology === Potentially a variant of *-jánga (“to hang”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲo.ᵑɡa/ === Verb === -nyonga (infinitive kunyónga) to execute Synonym: -fetsa to hang to strangle to kill without mercy to take life to slay to murder to be vigorous to be stout to be strong/powerful/potent === References === Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 431 == Fanagalo == === Etymology === From Zulu inyonga, from Proto-Bantu *njóngà. === Noun === nyonga hip femur == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === nyonga class IX (plural nyonga class X) alternative form of unyonga === Noun === nyonga plural of unyonga === Verb === -nyonga (infinitive kunyonga) to strangle, throttle; hang (Sheng) to masturbate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Passive: -nyongwa Stative: -nyongeka (“be twisted”) == Tumbuka == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njóngà. The Bantu Lexical Reconstruction 3 doesn't say that this word is distributed in region N, so it is possible that Tumbuka borrowed the word from another language, or that zone N was left out. === Noun === nyonga class 9 (plural nyonga class 10) pelvis, hip bone === References === Wm. Y. Turner, Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English-Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary, 1996