ngay

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particle

for a response or affirmation

OriginIlocano ngay →
UncommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

particle
  1. Used to question the listener
    1. for a response or affirmation

      You ngay?

      What about you?

    2. that implies impatience.

      Where are you ngay?

      Where are you? [I have been waiting for so long!]

    3. that implies dismay or disgust.

      What ngay is that?

      What the heck is that?

  2. Used to agree with what the listener has said.

    Yes ngay.

    Yes, [I agree with you].

  3. Used for emphasis

    I couldn't do anything ngay.

    I wasn't really able to do anything.

  4. Used to solicit pity from the listener

    I couldn't do anything ngay.

    [I'm sorry], I wasn't able to do anything.

Origin

  1. Ilocanongay
  2. Englishngay

Borrowed from Ilocano ngay.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ngay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ngay

MLA

“ngay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ngay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ngay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ngay.

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