noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink. uncountable
2. 2
   The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA. countable

Synonyms

All synonyms

engengma

Etymology

From Late Ancient Greek ἆγμα (âgma, “fragment, fracture”), from ἄγνῡμῐ (ágnūmĭ) + -μᾰ (-mă).

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