Translingual

Letter

ང

1. Tibetan letter nga

Sikkimese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa.

Numeral

ང ‎(nga)

1. (cardinal) five

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa ‎(“I”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ŋa/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: nga^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ŋa˩˧/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /ŋa˨˧˩/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /ŋa˩˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /ŋa/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /ŋa/
• Lahuli–Spiti
  • (Spiti) IPA^(key): /ŋá/

Pronoun

ང • ‎(nga)

1. I (personal pronoun)