Word Class: Nc
whatchamacallit?, what>s-it?
Notes: Noun-phrase filler used when speaker has forgotten name or other noun. Can take noun-class prefixes if speaker remembers noun class, but usually it occurs without prefix. Can take case suffixes, e.g., aang-guy to whatchamacallit (place)? . Many exx. in texts, e.g., Text 24, 157.6.4. Strong form: (w)aang yagu, often pronounced (w)aang jagu 20.4.3, 157.6.5. Also (w)aang-manamana. 35.12.1. NCder-gang whatchamacallit? (Used for body-part of animal or part of object, where the noun being looked for is likely to be the NCder- form.) 13.19.4, 53.1.3.
Alternate form: waang| |