gagaLang

Word Class: Ana0

egg

Other information:

Notes: 101.3.3. NCder -ngu-gaga`ang Nc. 101.2.l (niG-) As cpd. initial takes the form ga`ang- : ga`a]-[unggal big egg. Pl: ga`a]-[unggu-runggal-inyung. (-runggal) ga`am-binyig small egg. (-w2inyig) ga`a-maabu egg. Etym: Probably ga-ga`ang with *-ga`ang- egg (cf. the present cpd. initial form, also baga`ang eye from *baG-ga`ang egg of eye ), with *ga- either a prefix of some kind or a rdp. segment. More specific terms: gayag (bees), lhunugu (fish), ninga`ang (*ni-ga`ang, turtle).