nguku

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Kayardild[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun[edit]

nguku

  1. water

References[edit]

  • Nicholas Evans, A Grammar of Kayardild: With Historical-comparative Notes on Tangkic

Mangarayi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun[edit]

nguku

  1. water

Further reading[edit]

  • Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, →ISBN

Mudburra[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun[edit]

nguku

  1. water
  2. drinking water or any other drink (except milk), especially beer
  3. rain
  4. a body of water; a lake, a river

References[edit]

  • Australian Languages: Classification and the comparative method (2004, →ISBN

Warlpiri[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun[edit]

nguku

  1. water

Synonyms[edit]

Yangkaal[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun[edit]

nguku

  1. water

Further reading[edit]

  • Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, →ISBN
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