angu

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See also: Angu

English

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Angu

Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese angu, from Yoruba à ń gún (we are pounding) or Fon agǔ (pounded yam).

Noun

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angu (plural angus)

  1. (cooking) A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.

Afar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *nuuk. Cognates include Iraqw isaangw, Sidamo unuuna, Saho angu and Jiiddu eenge (breast). Related to Somali nuug / dhuuq (to suck), Egyptian snq (to suck), Akkadian 𒂊𒉈𒆪 (enēqu, to suck), Hebrew ינק (yanaq, to suck), Hausa nono (breast).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /anˈɡu/ [ʔʌŋˈɡʊ]
  • Hyphenation: an‧gu

Noun

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angú f (plural anguugá f)

  1. breast

Declension

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Declension of angú
absolutive angú
predicative angú
subjective angú
genitive angú
Postpositioned forms
l-case angúl
k-case angúk
t-case angút
h-case angúh

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “angu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 29
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Laboya

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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angu

  1. to guard
    Synonym: ĵawa

References

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  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “angu”, in Lamboya word list[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Maore Comorian

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Adjective

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-angu (declinable)

  1. my (first-person singular possessive adjective)

See also

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Portuguese

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Angu
Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology

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Borrowed from Yoruba à ń gún (we are pounding) or Fon agǔ (pounded yam).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: an‧gu

Noun

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angu m (plural angus)

  1. (Brazil, cooking) angu (Brazilian dish)

Derived terms

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Probably from Fon àgun (gruel), Yoruba àgún (gruel).[1] Cognate of Portuguese angu.

Noun

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angu

  1. angu (firm porridge or cake made of maize flour)

References

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  1. ^ Norval Smith (2009) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 468.

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

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-angu (declinable)

  1. my (first-person singular possessive adjective)
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[3], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:
      نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ
      Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.
      Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

Inflection

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