nyinga

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *siniŋa (“heart”). Cognates include Tidore nyinga and Galela sininga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɲi.ŋa/

Noun

nyinga

  1. heart
    Synonym: gate
  2. liver
    Synonym: gate

Verb

nyinga

  1. (transitive) to remember
    Synonym: eli
  2. (transitive) to like
    Synonym: suka

Conjugation
Conjugation of nyinga
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tonyinga fonyinga minyinga
2nd nonyinga ninyinga
3rd Masculine onyinga inyinga, yonyinga†
Feminine monyinga
Neuter inyinga
† - archaic

Derived terms

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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