งา

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicงา
ŋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonngaa
Royal Institutenga
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋaː˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk, ivory”), from Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ŋˠa, “tooth; tusk”). Cognate with Lao ງາ (ngā). Compare Vietnamese ngà (“ivory”).

Noun

งา • (ngaa) (classifier กิ่ง)

  1. tusk.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”). Cognate with Lao ງາ (ngā).

Noun

งา • (ngaa) (classifier ต้น or เมล็ด or เม็ด)

  1. sesame.
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