nguku

See also: ngũkũ

Kayardild

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

nguku

  1. water

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

Mangarayi

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

nguku

  1. water

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

Mudburra

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

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

Warlpiri

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

nguku

  1. water

Synonyms

Yangkaal

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

nguku

  1. water

Further reading
  • 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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