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4-letter words (2 found)

ANGA,NAGA,

3-letter words (4 found)

AGA,ANA,GAN,NAG,

2-letter words (4 found)

AA,AG,AN,NA,

You can make 10 words from anga according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of anga

anga naga agna gana ngaa gnaa anag naag aang aang naag anag agan gaan aagn aagn gaan agan ngaa gnaa naga anga gana agna

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Definitions and meaning of anga

anga

Agutaynen

Noun

anga

  1. (anatomy) mouth

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧nga
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈŋa/, [ʔaˈŋa]

Verb

angá

  1. (literary) to depend on
    Synonym: depende

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧nga
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaŋa/, [ˈʔa.ŋʌ]

Noun

anga

  1. the blue stream goby (Sicyopterus lagocephalus)

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Gothic *𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 (*agga) or Suevic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *angô (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“something bent, hook”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋɡa̝/, (western) /ˈaŋka̝/

Noun

anga f (plural angas)

  1. handle
    Synonym: asa

Related terms

  • angazo (“hand rake”)
  • engado (“bait”)
  • angarela

References

  • “anga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “anga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “anga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka. Analyzable as ang- +‎ -a (“nominalizing suffix used with monosyllabic pronouns”)

Pronoun

anga (first person nominative, singular, accusative angko, genitive angni, dative angna)(combining form ang-)

  1. I

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈauŋka/
  • Rhymes: -auŋka

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

anga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative angaði, supine angað)

  1. (intransitive) to smell pleasant, to give off a pleasant scent
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (to smell pleasant): ilma
Related terms
  • angan (“pleasant scent”)
  • angandi (“pleasant-smelling”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

anga

  1. inflection of angi:
    1. accusative/dative/genitive indefinite singular
    2. accusative/genitive indefinite plural

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

anga

  1. genitive indefinite plural of öng
Alternative forms
  • öngva

Maori

Noun

anga

  1. shell

Verb

anga

  1. face, begin

Maranao

Noun

anga

  1. mudfish

References

  • A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • angav

Verb

anga

  1. past tense of angi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • ange

Etymology

From Old Norse anga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɑŋ.ŋɑ/, /²ɑŋɡɑ/

Verb

anga (present tense angar, past tense anga, past participle anga, passive infinitive angast, present participle angande, imperative anga/ang)

  1. (intransitive) to smell good
    Synonyms: dufte, lukte

References

  • “anga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • agna, gana, naga

Old English

Alternative forms

  • onga

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *angō, from Proto-Germanic *angô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.ɡɑ/, [ˈɑŋ.ɡɑ]

Noun

anga m (nominative plural anga)

  1. a spike, sting, pointed tip

Declension

Related terms

  • angel

Descendants

  • >? Middle English: ange (“pain, trouble, grief”) (perhaps merged with Old English ange (“narrow, tight, anxious, vexed”, adj))

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Unclear origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

Verb

anga

  1. to exhale, emit odour or fragrance
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • angan
Related terms
  • ang
  • angi
Descendants
  • Icelandic: anga

Etymology 2

Noun

anga (m)

  1. oblique cases singular of angi
  2. accusative plural of angi
  3. genitive plural of angi

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

anga n

  1. Alternative spelling of aṅga

Declension

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-ânga (infinitive kwânga, perfective -ânze)

  1. (Kinyarwanda) hate, dislike
  2. (Kinyarwanda) reject, refuse

Synonyms

  • -anka (Rundi)

Derived terms

  • umwanzi (“enemy”)

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji anga, Hadiyya anga, Kambaata anga and - possibly - Somali gacan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanɡa/
  • Hyphenation: an‧ga

Noun

anga f 

  1. hand, arm

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • lekka (“foot, leg”)

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 32
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “anga”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hangen.

Noun

anga

  1. to hang

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

anga (ma class, no plural)

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)

Synonyms

  • uwingu

Derived terms

  • mwanaanga

Verb

-anga (infinitive kuanga)

  1. to fly (to lift into the air)
  2. to count (to enumerate)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Stative: -anguka

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈŋa/, [ʔɐˈŋa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: a‧nga

Adjective

angá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ)

  1. open-mouthed; mouth agape (as if manifesting ignorance)
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈŋaʔ/, [ʔɐˈŋaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: a‧nga

Adjective

angâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ)

  1. crying out loud habitually
    Synonyms: iyakin, palaiyak
Derived terms

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈa.ŋa]

Verb

anga

  1. (stative) to be cracked

Conjugation

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-ânga

  1. to kiss

Inflection

Derived terms

  • -angela (applicative)
  • -angisa (causative)
  • -angeka (neuter-passive)
  • -angiwa (passive)
  • -angana (reciprocal)

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “anga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “anga (6.6-3)”

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