ngala

Maguindanao

Etymology

From ngalan, compare Hiligaynon ngalan.

Noun

ngala

1. name

Murrinh-Patha

Adjective

ngala

1. big

References

• Margit Bowler and Vanya Kapitonov, Towards a typology of quantification in Australian languages (2018), p. 9

Sundanese

Etymology

From n- +‎ ala

Verb

ngala (Sundanese script ᮍᮜ)

1. to take, to fetch; to harvest, to pick

   ngala cau ― to pick bananas

2. to fish (followed by lauk or any names for fish)

   ngala nilem ― to fish tilapia

3. to summon
4. to be similar (of a trait)
5. to reach (of an age)

Further reading

• "ALA", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
• "ngala" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia