Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/nga

by Adele Marion Fielde

nga

• 戇ngà1146124
• Stupid; silly; foolish.

tèⁿ ngà;

pretend to be idiotic.

ngà kúi; ngà sîn; ngà nâng;

a fool.

ngô̤-ngà;

silly; stupid; half-witted.

• 仡ngā109693
• Tall and strong; robust; martial; stately; imposing; lofty.

i kâi nâng kûiⁿ-tōa căi, thóiⁿ tîeh ngā-ngā;

he is tall and large, and has an imposing presence.

sîaⁿ chìeⁿ sĭm sĭ kûiⁿ, mō̤ⁿ tîeh ngā-ngā;

the city wall is of great height, and appears very lofty when you look up at it.

kâi chù-kak-thâu ngā-ngā;

a high gable.

• 狺ngā1101947
• To snarl, as dogs do.

ngā-ngā-kìe; ngā-cē-kìe;

snarling.

cí ciah káu ío lĭ-hāi, tiaⁿ tîeh i, i cū ngā-cē-kìe;

this dog is very savage, if you touch him he snarls.