engi

Verb

engi

1. to cry

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiɲcɪ/
• Rhymes: -eiɲcɪ

Noun

engi n (genitive singular engis, nominative plural engi)

1. meadow (field or pasture)

Anagrams

• eign

Romanization

engi

1. Rōmaji transcription of えんぎ

Etymology

The term is superficially similar to Maba(n) *anǯi, but Starostin notes that "the attested isogloss is between Mimi-D and Maba, as opposed to Mimi-D and Maban in general", so it might be a loan; similar terms are used for "rain" in a number of other nearby languages.

Noun

engi

1. water

References

• George Starostin, On Mimi

Noun

engi f

1. (non-standard since 2012) singular definite of eng

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *anguz, whence also Old English enge, Old Norse ǫngr.

Etymology 2

From the adjective engi: engi +‎ -ī

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Pronoun

engi (neuter: ekki)

1. the indefinite pronoun; none, no one, no

References

• engi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anguz, whence also Old English enge, Old Norse ǫngr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeŋ.ɡɪ/

Adjective

engi

1. narrow