onga

== Eastern Bontoc == === Noun === onga child; kid == Faroese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɔŋɡa] === Pronoun === onga accusative singular feminine of eingin (obsolete) genitive singular feminine of eingin genitive plural of eingin ==== Declension ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === onga Rōmaji transcription of おんが == Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records kuonga as an equivalent of English suck in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuonga as its equivalent. === Verb === onga (infinitive kuonga) to suck ==== Derived terms ==== (Verbs) kuongithia (Proverbs) kĩrimũ kĩongaga nyina arĩ mũkuũ === References === Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge). == Old English == === Noun === onga m alternative form of anga == Southern Ndebele == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-jònga (“add to”). === Verb === -onga to preserve ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Tagalog == === Etymology === Univerbation of oo +‎ nga. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoŋaʔ/ [ˈʔoː.ŋɐʔ] Rhymes: -oŋaʔ Syllabification: o‧nga === Contraction === ongà (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜅ) (colloquial) contraction of oo +‎ nga: indeed == West Makian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈo.ŋa/ === Noun === onga hair (of the head) === References === Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics == Xhosa == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === -onga? (transitive) to heal ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-jònga (“add to”). === Verb === -onga to be sparing, frugal, to economise to save, to conserve ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== -ongela (applicative) -ongisa (causative) -ongeka (neuter-passive) -ongiwa (passive) -ongana (reciprocal) umongi isongo umongo ==== Related terms ==== -engeza === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “onga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “onga (6.3)”