Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ngak

by Adele Marion Fielde

ngak

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• The highest peaks of mountains.

ngŏ-ngâk sĭ tong-kok kâi mîaⁿ suaⁿ;

these are famous mountains in China.

ngŏ-ngâk sie chîo;

the five protuberances of the face are opposite each other.

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• A still and respectful manner; decorous.

i cò̤ pàng kò̤ ngâk-ngâk;

he sits very quietly and decorously.

i chut koi cŏ̤ tŏ̤ kīe tói, thóiⁿ cn̂g kâi m̄ ngâk;

when she goes out in a sedan chair, she does not behave with decorum.

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• Startled; frightened.

i cêk sî cū chak-ngâk;

he was startled for a moment.

hṳ́ hûe cē chak-ngâk, cū ìn m̄ lâi;

he was frightened at the time and could not answer.

kiaⁿ kàu chak-chak ngâk-ngâk;

perfectly thunderstruck.

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• The roof of the mouth.

cīeⁿ-ngâk pêh ūe kìe-cò̤ cīeⁿ-kieⁿ;

the hard palate is commonly called the roof of the mouth.

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• The crocodile; the alligator.

ngâk-hṳ̂ sîam-lô̤ kò̤ kìe-cò̤ bâ-kíaⁿ;

in Siam the alligator in called a cayman.

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• A wife's parents.

ngâk pĕ, ngâk bó̤;

wife's father and mother.

lĕng ngâk;

your wife's parents.