angu

See also: Angu

English

Angu

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Etymology

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

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

Noun

angú f (plural anguugá f)

1. breast

Declension

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

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːŋu]

Verb

angu

1. to guard

   Synonym: ĵawa

References

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

Maore Comorian

Adjective

-angu (declinable)

1. my (first-person singular possessive adjective)

See also

Maore Comorian possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-atru
2nd person			-aho	-anyu
3rd person			-ahe	-awo

Portuguese

Angu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: an‧gu

Noun

angu m (plural angus)

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

Derived terms

• angu de caroço
• tem caroço nesse angu

Descendants

• → English: angu

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Fon àgun (“gruel”), Yoruba àgún (“gruel”). Cognate of Portuguese angu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋu/, [ˈa̠ŋu], [ˈɑ̟ŋu]

Noun

angu

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

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

-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

Inflected forms of -angu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	wangu	wangu
m-mi class(III/IV)	wangu	yangu
ji-ma class(V/VI)	langu	yangu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	changu	vyangu
n class(IX/X)	yangu	zangu
u class(XI)	wangu	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pangu
ku class(XVII)	kwangu
mu class(XVIII)	mwangu

See also

Swahili possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-etu
2nd person			-ako	-enu
3rd person			-ake	-ao (animate) / -ake (inanimate)