Un Gaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From -ung, noun suffix + -a, adverbial suffix.

発音

• IPA: /un.ɡɑ/, [uŋ.ɡɑ]

接尾辞

-unga

1. used to form adverbs nouns, originally from verbal nouns

   fǣringa ― suddenly

   wēninga ― possibly, perhaps, by chance

   healfunga ― by halves, partially, to some extent, imperfectly

   hōlunga ― in vain, without reason

2. used to form adverbs from adjectives

   fullunga ― fully

   dearnunga ― secretly, privately, latently

3. used to create adverbs from pronouns

   hwæthwegununges, hwæthuguningas (“somewhat”, adverb)

4. used to create adverbs from prepositions

   ġēanunga ― directly

使用する際の注意点

• -unga is properly the suffix used with Class 2 Weak verbs, and -inga with all others. Occasionally the distinction is blurred and forms exist that do not adhere to the original rule.

派生語

名詞

unga (plural ungas)

1. Sarotherodon linnellii, a cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon.
   • 1993, Endangered Wildlife of the World, volume 10, page 1317:

     One species in particular, the fissi (Sarotherodon caroli), is close to the unga.

参考

• unga bunga