Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nga

/nɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: nga
IPA: /nɑ/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of National Governors Association.

American usage

name

Initialism of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

American usage

name

Initialism of National Graphical Association.

British usage

noun

Abbreviation of nigga.

Offensive

name

A surname from Eastern Min.

Example Sentences

"This is what a RACEWAR looks like, and we still got dumb ngas out here thinking White Supremacy isn't real."
"This nga thinks carti gonna drop😭💀💀"
"lamar said "album before 2024" but yk those ngas be lying"
"It's easy to say you a real nga till the feds come n give u a deal nga"

Etymology

From Eastern Min 倪 (ngà̤).

Word Breakdown

Root: 倪

Usage

American usage
British usage
Offensive

Inflected Forms

ngas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Ngai Ngeh

Synonyms

national geospatial-intelligence agency

Questions

How do you pronounce nga?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑ/.
What does nga mean?: Initialism of National Governors Association.
Where does nga come from?: From Eastern Min 倪 (ngà̤).

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